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persephonemag:

From the article:

Several interesting new scientific studies have been released in the last two weeks. Standards for science education in the United States have been examined and were largely found to be woefully inadequate, the mother of modern racehorses has been found, and the biggest mammal on earth shows no sign of stopping its growth. In addition, Russian researchers in Antarctica are on the brink of examining a subglacial lake that’s been sealed off from the outside world for 14 million years. Cool!

Read more at Persephone Magazine.

Update: They did break through to the subglacial lake! 

(Source: persephonemagazine.com)