By the next morning, Sophie had already emailed her scans and photographs to two of her colleagues: Dr. Clara Reynolds, a glaciologist based in Ottawa, and Dr. Victor Yates, a paleo-biologist from Vancouver. Both of whom had responded almost immediately.
Clara’s reply was filled with technical jargon about the ice itself, confirming Sophie’s suspicion that it was ancient—likely thousands of years old. But it was Victor’s response that caught their attention.