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Life Activity in the Winter Night of the Arctic Ocean
February 27, 2012 | National Science Foundation

“Despite brutal cold and lingering darkness, life in the frigid waters off Alaska does not grind to a halt in the winter as scientists previously suspected. According to preliminary results from a National Science Foundation-funded research cruise, microscopic creatures at the base of the Arctic food chain are not dormant as expected.”


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