A section of one of Beyond EPICA's ice cores. (Credit: PNRA/IPEV) ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An international team of scientists say they’ve drilled nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock, retrieving ...

Scientists have successfully drilled an ice core in Antarctica nearly 1.2 million years old, reaching 2.8 kilometers deep. Analysis of this core is expected to reveal insights into how Earth's ...

penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old.

penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old. Analysis of the ancient ice is expected to show how Earth’s atmosphere ...

An ice core drilled by a research team is displayed at Little Dome C field base in eastern Antarctica, during the cutting phase on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (PNRA/IPEV Beyond Epica via AP) ...

Isotope analysis gave the ice's age as at least 1.2 million years old, he said. Both Barbante and Scoto said that thanks to the analysis of the ice core of the previous Epica campaign they have ...