Historic: Scientists extract 1.2-million-year-old ice core in Antarctic – Times of India
Historic: Scientists extract 1.2-million-year-old ice core in Antarctic (Picture credit: AP) An international team of scientists has successfully drilled nearly two miles into Antarctic bedrock, extracting one of the oldest ice cores to date, estimated to be at least 1.2 million years old. The breakthrough promises to offer unprecedented insights into Earth’s atmospheric and climate…