Could octopus DNA reveal the secrets of west Antarctica’s ice sheet collapse?
by Graham Readfearn from on (#38TBC)
Understanding what happened to the ice sheet will be key to knowing what the future holds for global sea levels
There are a lot of scientific eyes on west Antarctica right now, for some pretty obvious reasons.
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) holds a lot of water - enough to push up sea levels around the world by 3m or so.
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