Antarctic octopus study shows West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have collapsed 200,000 years ago
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 11:30
in Earth & Climate
Scientists have found that genetic information on the Antarctic octopus supports studies indicating that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could have collapsed during its history, possibly as recently as 200,000 years ago.
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