CelloMom On Cars"An international team of scientists announced [in January] they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest #IceCores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to #Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old."
Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old.