Scientists have drilled 1.7 miles deep into Antarctica, pulling up an ice core sample that dates back at least 1.2 million years. They expect the sample to offer new insights into the evolution of ...
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they ...
A camera dropped 305 feet through a hole in the ice in Antarctica has revealed remarkable insights into the continent’s geological past. This unusual experiment, conducted by researchers exploring the ...
The Ice Memory Sanctuary was built to keep samples from glaciers frozen, preserving thousands of years of Earth's climate ...
On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the coolest library on Earth was inaugurated at the Concordia station, Antarctica. Samples from glaciers rescued worldwide are now beginning to be stored there for ...
People walk through an ice core storage cave at Little Dome C field base on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in in eastern Antarctica. (PNRA/IPEV Beyond Epica via AP) (AP) — An international team of scientists ...
Researchers from Europe have spent more than 200 days braving sub-zero temperatures at a drilling site near Antarctica's Concordia Research Station. This month, they finally saw the fruit of their ...