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Scientists Drilled a Massive Hole Beneath West Antarctic Ice and Pulled 228 Meters of Mud. The Fossils Inside Should Not Exist

They drilled through 523 meters of ice in one of the most remote places on Earth, living in tents for nearly ten weeks. On their third attempt, they finally pulled up what no one had ever recovered before. More than 700 kilometers from the nearest Antarctic station, a team of 29 scientists, drillers, and engineers spent nearly ten weeks living in tents on the snow. They were there to do something no one had done before: drill more than 200 meters into ... [5793 chars]

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