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The curious case of the “glacier mice” that seem to dance on ice

The curious case of the “glacier mice” that seem to dance on ice

16 December 2020

Fuzzy moss balls that colonise glaciers and move in perfect unison have puzzled scientists for decades. Now, thanks to some painstaking surveillance, they are finally giving up their secrets
Thwaites glacier

Antarctica's doomsday glacier is melting. Can we save it in time?

15 January 2020

A massive research effort is under way to understand Antarctica's Thwaites glacier before it is too late. If it collapses, it could trigger catastrophic sea level rise, putting London and New York at risk

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