Australian scientists have started analysing the first batch of samples from the "Million Year Ice Core" project. The Antarctic ice was extracted from a depth of 150 metres, where tiny bubbles of ...

Ancient viruses preserved in glacial ice hold valuable information about changes in Earth’s climate, a new study suggests. For decades, the Guliya Glacier, located above 20,000 feet in the far ...

(GREG BAKER/AFP/AFP) 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 ...

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The icy continent is an unspoilt haven for scientists and home to the geographic South Pole – which NASA is using to prepare for life on Mars. More than 1,000 scientists reside there in various camps ...