An ancient glacier high in the French Alps has revealed the oldest known ice in Western Europe—dating back over 12,000 years to the last Ice Age. This frozen archive, meticulously analyzed by ...

Glacial ice offers a detailed record of the atmosphere, preserved in discrete layers, providing researchers with a valuable tool for studying human history. A sample taken from a glacier in the ...

Glaciers hold layers of history preserved in ice, offering unique insights into Earth's past that can also help us interpret ...

When Mike and Laura Vellenga were working on their family farm in Paris, Ont., the last thing they expected to find was what may be a 12,500-year-old piece of history. The couple has accidentally ...

Evidence of algae growth and climate simulations reveal the Arctic had seasonal ice, not a permanent ice shelf, for much of ...