16 hours ago · A team of scientists from several U.S. institutions, including the University of Minnesota, discovered six million year old ice in Antarctica — the oldest dated ice on the planet.

Jan 10, 2025 · 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 …

Jul 18, 2025 · On a worktop next to stacked boxes of ice, Dr Thomas points out the oldest cores that could be 1.5 million years old. They shine and are so clear we can see our hands through …

Oct 9, 2025 · Despite the challenges, ice cores are incredibly rich sources of information about our planet’s past. And they’ve proven their reliability, McGee says, as researchers compare them to …

Aug 22, 2025 · Ice cores—cylindrical samples drilled from deep within Antarctica’s ice sheets—are windows into a world long gone. Trapped within them are air bubbles, tiny pockets of ancient …

Aug 14, 2017 · The samples they collect from the ice, called ice cores, hold a record of what our planet was like hundreds of thousands of years ago. But where do ice cores come from, and …

Aug 2, 2025 · Ancient ice cores help scientists estimate how much polar ice melted in the past and how sea levels responded. By comparing stable isotopes in the ice, researchers can …

Nov 21, 2025 · The race to save secrets trapped in ice Can the ancient information locked away in the polar ice sheets be found before it all melts?

Apr 26, 2025 · Separate teams from Australia, Europe, Japan and the US have all begun drilling ice cores that could hold the answer to this puzzle, while South Korean researchers and a Russian …

Jan 13, 2025 · CNN reported that the remarkable ice core is believed to be at least 1.2 million years old, making it one of the oldest samples ever collected. Ice cores act as time capsules, …