UM-Bot Posted November 10, 2013 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Tiny bubbles of air dating back over 1.5 million years could be trapped under the Antarctic ice sheet. For years, scientists have been retrieving ice cores from deep below the surface to learn more about our planet as it was hundreds of thousands of years ago. As layer upon layer of snow falls, the snow underneath is slowly compacted together until it forms ice, a process that can trap small pockets of air containing clues about the planet's climate and atmosphere. Read More: http://www.unexplain...apped-under-ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Gummybuns Posted November 11, 2013 #2 Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) "When I was your age, we were nothing but pockets of gas in a Big 'Ol Bang!" Edited November 11, 2013 by Duchess Gummybuns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdesert50 Posted November 11, 2013 #3 Share Posted November 11, 2013 While it might be expensive to bore for primordial farts, the results may provide defensive arguments for the need to aggressively address the global warming trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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