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Scientists discover dynamic microbial life in coastal sediments

Bigelow Laboratory scientists have advanced an exciting method for linking the activity of individual microbes to their unique genetic code, providing the first application of the approach to sediments. Their findings were ...

New map of landscape beneath Antarctica unveiled

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

AI reveals new insights into the flow of Antarctic ice

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by 190 feet, so precisely predicting how it will ...

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