Dr. Lonnie Thompson and his ice core group discovered a 15,000-year-old virus previously unknown to humankind.
This study received major news coverage. You can view those stories by clicking the below links.
- https://byrd.osu.edu/news/15000-year-old-viruses-discovered-tibetan-glacier-ice
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-extract-15000-year-old-viruses-tibetan-glacier-180978287/
- https://news.osu.edu/15000-year-old-viruses-discovered-in-tibetan-glacier-ice/
- https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-discover-15000-year-old-viruses-frozen-in-glacier-ice/
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/23/asia/climate-ancient-viruses-glacier-scli-intl-scn/index.html