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Nature 446, 126-128 (8 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/446126a; Published online 7 March 2007

Polar Research: Buried treasure

Nicola Jones1

  1. Nicola Jones is Nature's online news editor.
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Air bubbles trapped in the Antarctic ice sheet could yield precious information about Earth's climate more than a million years ago. But to access this record, scientists first have to climb one of the coldest peaks on Earth. Nicola Jones reports.

Dome Argus in Antarctica is a silent and lonely place. Snow stretches to the horizon in all directions, unbroken by any sign of life.

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