Air bubbles within a deep ice core drilled in Antarctica could reveal why Earth suddenly began to experience longer ice ages nearly 1 million years ago.

Led by The Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (ISP-CNR), the scientists worked for more ...

An international team of researchers announced that they have successfully drilled a 2.8-kilometer-long ice core from ...

Scientists have drilled a deep hole in the Antarctic bedrock that may hold information that dates back more than a million ...

A team of scientists has uncovered a million-year-old ice core in Antarctica that could unlock critical climate history ...

In a remarkable scientific achievement, researchers from the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project have successfully drilled a ...

The fourth Antarctic campaign of the “Beyond EPICA - Oldest Ice” project, funded by the European Commission, has achieved a historic milestone for climate science. An international team of scientists ...

SEE ALSO: If a scary asteroid will actually strike Earth, here's how you'll know An international group of researchers excavated the ice at Little Dome C Field Camp in Antarctica, located 10,607 ...

The drilling was completed earlier this month at a location called Little Dome C near the Concordia Research Station in southeastern Antarctica. An international team of scientists representing 10 ...

Little Dome C is high on the central Antarctic plateau, reaching an altitude of 10,498 feet (3,200 meters) above sea level, presenting numerous challenges. The team had to work to prevent drill ...

The 1.7 mile-long ice core was recovered from over 9,000 feet (2,800 meters) deep underground, where the Antarctic ice sheet meets bedrock. The drilling was completed earlier this month at a location ...