The National Ice Core Facility in Lakewood, Colorado, has plenty of jackets and warm boots for visiting scientists. (Amanda Pampuro/Courthouse News) Coats and boots put away at the National Ice Core ...

At the National Ice Core Facility in Lakewood, Colorado, ice is sliced up with band saws. (Amanda Pampuro/Courthouse News) Silver band saws inside Colorado's National Ice Core Facility.

After years as a professional research assistant at INSTAAR’s stable isotope lab, Valerie Morris estimates she’s processed more than 10 kilometers of ice from around the world. “You’ve done more ice ...

Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world's disappearing glaciers. The ...

Hiroshi Hiyama AFP Dec 18, 2025 Dec 18, 2025 Updated Dec 19, 2025 Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he ...