Drilling deeper than anyone has drilled before, researchers hope they will find useful secrets - and vindication for their personal sacrifice.
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We’re spending Christmas in Antarctica to predict Earth’s future
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Core workshop gets underway
03 June 2026
We’ve just opened the best present ever – our first sediment core, retrieved from under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet last season.