Scientists Unlock 3 Million Years of Climate Secrets Hidden in Antarctic Ice

Scientists Unlock 3 Million Years of Climate Secrets Hidden in Antarctic Ice

Ancient Antarctic ice is revealing a more detailed and unexpected picture of Earth’s climate history. New research on ancient Antarctic ice and the air trapped within it is extending the timeline of Earth’s climate history and offering new insight into how the planet has evolved over the past 3 million years. The results, published in [...]

How does Antarctic ice reveal climate history?

Antarctic ice and trapped air expose Earth’s deep climate record New research using ancient Antarctic ice is providing a more detailed and unexpected view of Earth’s climate history by analyzing both the ice itself and the air trapped inside it. Polar ice is valuable to climate science because it…