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Ancient Ice Reveals Earth's 3 Million Year Climate Secret

Friday 24 April 2026 ScienceDaily
Ancient Ice Reveals Earth's 3 Million Year Climate Secret

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Scientists just discovered something surprising hidden inside Antarctic ice from 3 million years ago! By studying tiny air bubbles trapped in the ice, they found that Earth cooled down a lot, but the gases that usually warm our planet didn't change as much as expected. This mystery is helping us understand what other invisible forces—like shifting ice and ocean movements—control our planet's temperature.
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