antartica
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Bacteria Survives in Antarctica by Living on Air and Turning Hydrogen Into Water
Humans have only recently begun to think about using hydrogen as a source of energy, but bacteria in Antarctica have been doing it for a billion years. We studied 451 different kinds of bacteria from frozen soils in East Antarctica and found most of them live by using hydrogen from the air as a fuel.…
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What Countries Can And Can’t Do In Antarctica In The Name Of Science
Antarctica is owned by no one, but there are plenty of countries interested in this frozen island continent at the bottom of the Earth. While there are some regulations on who can do what there, scientific research has no definition in Antarctic law. So any research by a country conducted in or about Antarctica can…
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John Kerry Is Lucky Enough To See Antartica Before It Melts
John Kerry escaped to Antartica on Friday for a two-day trip, becoming the highest ranking US official to visit the melting continent.