Summary
The British Antarctic Survey is studying ice cores that are very old, about 1.5 million years. These ice samples were taken from deep in the Antarctic ice sheet. Scientists melt the ice to learn about environmental conditions from over a million years ago.
Key Facts
- The ice cores came from 2.8 kilometers down in the Antarctic ice sheet.
- The British Antarctic Survey received these ice samples at the beginning of summer.
- A team has been working continuously to analyze the ice.
- To study the ice, scientists must melt it.
- The ice cores being studied are at least 1.5 million years old.
- The ice provides an environmental history that goes back over a million years.
- The project involved years of work and many people.
