Ice and Stone (IMAGE) Columbia Climate School Caption Melting on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet, June 2016. A newly funded project will penetrate the ice to the bedrock below, promising to give scientists a new understanding of the sheet's past and future. Credit Jess Allen/NASA Earth Observatory Usage Restrictions Credit must be given. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.