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Unexpected Find: ‘Rainforest’ of Phytoplankton Growth in the Arctic Ocean

June 7, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Imagine finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. That is how NASA scientists are equating a new biological discovery in Arctic Ocean. Microscopic plants called phytoplankton are actively growing under the thinning Arctic ice. In fact, the scientists say [...]

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