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Massive ice core is a ‘time machine’ that could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say
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Ice core samples show West Antarctic ice sheet survived the last interglacial event
An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...
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Ice Core Records Shed Light on a Volcanic Mystery
By analyzing sulfur and volcanic ash entrained in ice cores, researchers pinpointed a caldera in the remote Kuril Islands as ...
Ice core may hold answers to mysteries of Earth’s past
This week, uncover some of the oldest ice on Earth, follow a dinosaur highway, learn how Pluto sealed the capture of its moon Charon with a “kiss,” and more.
Antarctic Ice Core Unlocks 1.2 Million Years of Unbroken Climate History, Setting New Record
Led by The Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (ISP-CNR), the scientists worked for more than 200 days, drilling into the ice and processing the ice core at a remote ...
Scientists link abrupt climate change with increased wildfires from study of ancient ice
A core of ice extracted from Antarctica had literally frozen in time the climate of the planet going back nearly 70,000 years.
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Antarctic ice shelf kept its cool during the last interglacial period
An ice core drilled from the ice sheet near the bordering Ronne Ice Shelf suggests that, contrary to some model reconstructions, the ice shelf survived this period at almost its current extent ...
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Study: Microplastics can affect the climate
The abrasion of car tires, brake pads and roads promotes the formation of ice in clouds and can therefore have an impact on ...