High-tech drill to unlock Antarctic ice

By Ethan James
Updated September 23 2019 - 5:13pm, first published 5:10pm
Australian scientists will drill 3k into Antarctica to extract ice that's a million years old.
Australian scientists will drill 3k into Antarctica to extract ice that's a million years old.

Million-year-old ice buried deep underneath Antarctica could hold crucial information about the planet's past and help climate predictions.

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