As Ice Cover Disappears, Life in the Frigid Antarctic Moves Fast (VIDEO)
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It might be cold in the Antarctic, but that doesn't mean that life there necessarily moves slowly. A report appearing in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, on July 11 reveals the discovery of a surprisingly fast-growing community of glass sponges in an area formerly covered by permanent ice. With the ice at the surface disappearing, those little-known sponges are launching a seafloor takeover.
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Laura Fillinger, Dorte Janussen, Tomas Lunda, and Claudio Richter
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