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AnimalsLow Life: Cold, polar ocean looks surprisingly rich
The first survey of life in deep waters around Antarctica has turned up hundreds of new species and a lot more variety than explorers had expected.
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EarthBiological Hot Spots: Ocean eddies may not always lock away carbon
The carbon in the tissues of organisms that bloom inside some ocean eddies doesn't always sink to the ocean floor to be locked away in sediments when those organisms die.
By Sid Perkins -
Health & MedicineX-Ray Kin: Radiation risk is hereditary
Susceptibility to radiation-induced tumors runs in families.
By Brian Vastag -