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Using Genomics To Trace Ice Planet History: Octopus DNA Reveals West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse During Last Interglacial

by Keith Cowing

Genetic analyses of an Antarctic octopus show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) collapsed during the Last Interglacial ~129,000 to 116,000 years ago when temperatures were only about 1 […]

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The Behavior of Organics in Rapidly Frozen Brine With Relevance To Enceladus

by Keith Cowing

NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about the behavior of organic molecules frozen in brine (e.g. salty water) under conditions similar to the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The results […]

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