Frozen air from Antarctica is giving scientists a longer look at a climate mystery that has lingered for decades: why Earth ...

Ice cores are some of our best natural 'archives' of Earth's long-term climate. They don't necessarily contain a complete, ...

For the first time, scientists have measured atmospheric gases from the late Pliocene, yielding data that could help to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ice core measurements are scientists’ best tool for analyzing the atmospheric changes that occurred ...

Researchers are looking into our planet’s past to understand its future. Just like archaeologists investigate layers of dirt for ancient artifacts, geologists analyze layers in cores—tube-shaped ...

New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth's climate records and expanding researchers' understanding of how the planet has changed ...

It’s a bit like reading a very dense book – it’s small in size, but it’s full of information.” Paleoclimatologists like ...

Glacier ice contains valuable information about the climates of the past. Researchers are scrambling to study it before it's ...