
Climate Change
Inside the Race to Find Earth’s Oldest Ice
A global race is on to drill for the oldest known layers of Antarctic ice so researchers can peer back in time to a warmer climate to better understand the planet’s hotter future
Christian Elliott is a science and environmental journalist based in Chicago. Follow Elliott on Twitter @csbelliott or visit his website at christianelliott.me.
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