Historical evidence indicates that similar processes may have occurred during the last ice age when Antarctica’s ice sheet was much thicker. While the study emphasizes the slow pace of these ...

For all we know, penguins are built to tackle the extreme cold weather. But, turns out, the Ice Age was too harsh on them and these birds employed an ingenious survival tactic. The Last Glacial ...

Isotope analysis confirmed the age of the ice at more than 1.2 million ... by the earlier EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) campaign, which revealed that the concentrations ...

The fourth Antarctic campaign of the Beyond EPICA-Oldest ... “It was exciting to see the ice age as we drilled deeper, and especially when we knew we were drilling ice older than the EPICA ...

Similar processes may have taken place during the last ice age at a time when Antarctica’s ice sheet was significantly thicker, the outlet reports. All this is expected to take place at a slow ...

Isotope analysis gave the ice's age as at least 1.2 million years old ... funded Beyond EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica) with support from nations across the continent.

What is probably the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2m years ago, has been dug out from deep within Antarctica. Working at temperatures of -35C, a team of scientists extracted a 2.8km-long ...

Researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth's most remote and fragile continent. Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's ...

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Suspended inside the ice are ancient air bubbles which scientists hope will help solve an enduring mystery about our planet's climate history. The European scientists worked over four Antarctic ...