Researcher Peter Neff and his team are studying glaciers in Antarctica and British Columbia to gain insights about Earth’s ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Much like the ice he helped preserve for decades, Chester “Chet” Langway’s legacy at the University at Buffalo endures. Faculty here are still studying the ancient sediments that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A windy day at Allan Hills in December 2022. (Peter Neff/COLDEX) The rapid climate change we are experiencing today is mainly ...

SAPPORO - Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world's disappearing ...

Researchers of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the Austrian Academy of Science drill an ice core at Weißseespitze, Ötztal Alps, in 2018. Photograph by Prof Andrea Fischer. Ice cores taken ...

Spread the loveIn a groundbreaking study published on April 2, 2026, scientists have unveiled a treasure trove of climate history embedded in Antarctic ice cores, dating back an astonishing 3 million ...

Glaciers hold layers of history preserved in ice, offering unique insights into Earth's past that can also help us interpret the future. Trapped amidst the frozen water are microscopic deposits of ...

Stanislav Kutuzov felt the drillhead he was controlling smash into the rock more than 100 meters below him high on a glacier in the Pamir peaks of Tajikistan. The ice core samples it took could help ...

Deep beneath glaciers and polar ice caps lies Earth’s climate history—preserved in frozen layers over hundreds of thousands of years. Ice cores act as time capsules, helping scientists study past ...