Ice core sample (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Ice core sample

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Scientists around the world use ice cores—cylindrical columns of ice, drilled from ancient ice sheets—gathered from the poles to study Earth’s past climate.

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Bradley Markle

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