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Abandoned Cold War ice core points to lush Greenland future

Sixty years ago, military scientists extracted a mile-long slender cylinder of ancient ice from the heart of the Greenland ice sheet. For decades, much of the sample lay half-forgotten in storage. But today, it’s helping scientists reconstruct the Earth’s climate history — and potentially peer into its future.

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'Climate heartbeat': Scientists hunt for world's oldest ice

An ancient ice core could provide insight into how the planet reacted the last time its atmosphere held high levels of carbon dioxide, including what happened as ice sheets warmed and melted.

Antarctica team to search world's oldest ice for climate change clues
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Antarctica team to search world's oldest ice for climate change clues

Scientists are setting out to drill for the world’s oldest ice, in a bid to shed light on a dramatic tipping point in the world’s climate 900,000 years ago
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