OSU-led research group says they have uncovered the oldest ice on Earth

OSU-led research group says they have uncovered the oldest ice on Earth

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A research team spearheaded by Oregon State University has located what scientists believe is the oldest ice and air on the planet. The institution has revealed that Princeton University’s John Higgins and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Sarah Shackleton, both a part of the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration led by OSU, fronted the group of the researchers who uncovered 6-million-year-old ice and air bubbles in Anta…

Scientists Just Found 6-Million-Year-Old Ice, Here's What They Found Trapped Inside

Researchers from the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX), led by Sarah Shackleton of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and John Higgins from Princeton University, were able to extract fragments of ancient ice containing preserved air bubbles from a time when sea levels were higher and the Earth was significantly warmer. Unlike deep-drilling efforts that seek continuous climate records, this project focused on isolated, shallow pockets …