Japanese Scientists Dig up Million-year-old Ice

ToxikFetus writes "During expedition to Antarctica to research past climate patterns, Japanese scientists unearth million-year-old block of ice, breaking the previous mark by 200,000 years."

Ice versus....

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I wonder, would this have been news if it was a rock core sample? Or perhaps some really deep dirt? Understanding of course that ice potentially contains more to study because it's a fluid at temperatures that live is able to exist in, but it seems a little strange to suggest that people outside this field of science should get excited. It's a piece of solid material which at some point in the past was a liquid:

Japanese Scientists Dig up Million-year-old Rock

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ToxikFetus writes "During expedition to Africa to research past climate patterns, Japanese scientists unearth million-year-old block of rock, breaking the previous mark by 200,000 years."

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I think this is cool, but the more exciting thing that Japanese geologists are doing is planning to drill into the earth's core. link [channelnewsasia.com]