Scientists have long known that Earth was significantly warmer about 3 million years ago, with much higher sea levels.

Scientists have recently received a groundbreaking ice core that could hold the secrets to understanding Earth’s past climate. The ice, which is estimated to be 1.5 million years old or possibly even ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: You are looking at some of the oldest ice ever recovered from Antarctica. :: Cambridge, England This week, these cylinder ...

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A researcher at Japan's Hokkaido University Institute of Low Temperature Science cuts a slice from an ice core sample taken from a glacier in the Pamir mountain range ...

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 ...

Scientists on Wednesday sealed ancient chunks of glacial ice in a first-of-its-kind sanctuary in Antarctica in the hope of preserving these fast-disappearing records of Earth's past climate for ...

In the summer of 2025, an international research team processes over 2,800 metres of ice in the Alfred Wegener Institute's ice laboratory. It comes from the oldest continuous ice core ever drilled on ...