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Secret life may be under warm Antarctic caves, say scientists

A secret life comprising of animals, plants and many unknown species may be in warm caves under Antarctica’s glaciers, say scientists. The study led by Australian National University (ANU) found that around Mount Erebus, an active volcano on Ross Island in Antarctica, steam has hollowed out extensive cave systems. Forensic analyses of soil samples from these caves have revealed intriguing traces of DNA from algae, mosses and small animals, researchers […]