距今90-120万年前，地球冰河周期从4.1万年转变为10万年，该过程被称为中更新世过渡期，原因至今仍是气候科学谜团之一。 Beyond EPICA冰层钻探计划目的就是了解该时期气候现象。

A colossal ice core sample drilled in Antarctica may contain the oldest, unbroken timeline of Earth's climate, stretching ...

一个国际科学家团队于周四宣布，他们已成功钻取到迄今为止最古老的冰芯之一，深入南极基岩近2.8公里，从中获取了至少有120万年历史的冰样。

An international team of scientists say they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 ...

Analyzing gas trapped within different layers of the ice can tell us about Earth’s climate in the past — and give us clues to ...

本周，一个国际科学家小组宣布，他们在南极基岩下钻了近两英里，提取了一个冰芯样本，估计至少有120万年的历史。 作为“超越EPICA”项目的一部分，研究人员希望通过分析样本，收集有关地球气候和大气的重要见解，以及为什么地球不再频繁出现冰河时代。

南极冰层，这个地球上最古老的自然档案库，隐藏着百万年的气候秘密。最近，一个国际科研团队宣布了一项突破性进展：他们在南极冰盖下方钻探至2.8公里深处，成功获取了极为珍贵的古老冰核样本。这批样本有望为科学家揭示地球大气和气候的演变历程提供关键线索。

Scientists in Antarctica successfully drilled thousands of feet beneath the surface and excavated an unprecedented ice core ...

Air bubbles within a deep ice core drilled in Antarctica could reveal why Earth suddenly began to experience longer ice ages ...

Scientists have drilled a deep hole in the Antarctic bedrock that may hold information that dates back more than a million ...

Led by The Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (ISP-CNR), the scientists worked for more ...