Science & anomalies
Six million years in the ice.
research guideEvidence status
Editorial assessment of this proposition; not a numeric confidence score.
Claim or proposition being examined
An extraordinary real discovery, with an important qualification.
Record details
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- research/scientific context guide
NASA / Context image, not a sampled ice core / Context image—not proof of the broader claim.
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Sources and what they support
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- role not specifiedhttps://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/six-million-year-old-ice-discovered-in-antarctica-offers-unprecedented-window-into-a-warmer-earth/
- displayed image provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/ice-front-at-venable-ice-shelf/
Connected records
These are contextual links, not automatic corroboration.
- Studying Ancient Ice {NICL} | Science Nation
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- Uncovering Antarctica’s most ancient ice core record | Beyond EPICA | British Antarctic Survey
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