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Ancient frozen ecosystem produces blood-red ice flows

April 17, 2009
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Ancient frozen ecosystem produces blood-red ice flows

A microbial ecosystem has been trapped under an Antarctic glacier for over a million years. Researchers have now figured out what fuels these bacteria thanks to a shift that has brought bright red, iron-rich ice to the surface. The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are considered one of the least hospitable places on Earth;...

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