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Viruses Hijack Deep-sea Bacteria At Hydrothermal Vents

by Keith Cowing

More than a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, as dark clouds of mineral-rich water billow from seafloor hot springs called hydrothermal vents, unseen armies of viruses and bacteria wage war.

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ENDURANCE Robot Dives Into Ice-covered Lake Bonney In Antarctica

by Keith Cowing

The robot that scientists deployed last year into ice-covered Lake Bonney in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys isn’t small.

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ENDURANCE Dives Under the Ice in Antarctica's Lake Bonney

by Keith Cowing

Scientists have brought the ENDURANCE underwater vehicle to Lake Bonney, a perpetually ice-covered salt lake located in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys. ENDURANCE, an autonomous vehicle designed to swim untethered under […]

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