Researchers have developed a new laser-based sampling system for studying the composition of ice cores taken from glaciers. The new system has a 3-mm depth-resolution and is expected to help ...

A way of measuring well conditions downhole by studying samples of reservoir rocks, core analysis gives the most accurate insight into the porosity and permeability, among other characteristics, of ...

Core sampling has often been used as a quick method of determining the presence or absence of prehistoric sites, although its accuracy and utility in locational studies have been rightly challenged.

The Perseverance rover isn’t letting any Martian dust settle under its wheels. It’s preparing to collect a core sample from another rock on Mars after its first attempt earlier this month amounted to ...

Researchers led by Yuko Motizuki from the Astro-Glaciology Laboratory at the RIKEN Nishina Center, in Japan, have developed a new laser-based sampling system for studying the composition of ice cores ...