<div>'Colder and deeper’: Scientists close in on spot to drill Antarctic ice core 1.5m years old</div>

Australian Antarctic Division will drill 3,000 metres deep in bid to improve ancient climate records and future modelsAntarctic scientists are close to finalising a drilling location deep in the frozen continent’s interior that could reveal a continuous record of the Earth’s climate going back 1.5 million years.After almost a decade of work, scientists at the Australian Antarctic Division are close to pinpointing a place to drill an ice core almost 3,000-metres deep. Related: Global ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds This is of utmost importance to more reliably predict the future of our climate Continue reading...