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  1. The falls contain saltwater rich with iron, which oxidizes and turns red when exposed to air. A new study provides further evidence that the brine probably comes from ocean water trapped when flood… #science #antarctica #geology

    smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/

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  2. Australian aviation team pulls off ‘extraordinary’ midwinter rescue of US expeditioner in Antarctica

    An Australian team has pulled off a rare and daring midwinter aero-medical evacuation of a United States expeditioner…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #antarctica #AU #Australia #evacuation #Flight #McMurdo #medivac #station #USbase #winter
    newsbeep.com/au/846105/

  3. Australian aviation team pulls off ‘extraordinary’ midwinter rescue of US expeditioner in Antarctica

    An Australian team has pulled off a rare and daring midwinter aero-medical evacuation of a United States expeditioner…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #antarctica #AU #Australia #evacuation #Flight #McMurdo #medivac #station #USbase #winter
    newsbeep.com/au/846105/

  4. Against the gleaming white backdrop of Antarctica’s Taylor Glacier, Blood Falls is one of the more striking landmarks in the world. Its blood-red hue comes from iron that dissolved in the ancient brine system beneath the glacier. And a new study has revealed that a rich community of microorganisms appears to be thriving in the briny water – the descendants of a marine community that may have been isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years. Read more from @ScienceAlert:

    flip.it/.QtQsd

    #Science #Antarctica #Nature

  5. Against the gleaming white backdrop of Antarctica’s Taylor Glacier, Blood Falls is one of the more striking landmarks in the world. Its blood-red hue comes from iron that dissolved in the ancient brine system beneath the glacier. And a new study has revealed that a rich community of microorganisms appears to be thriving in the briny water – the descendants of a marine community that may have been isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years. Read more from @ScienceAlert:

    flip.it/.QtQsd

    #Science #Antarctica #Nature