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Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman
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Set in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys, Antarctica’s glacial and icy ecosystems reveal how frozen landscapes can sustain surprising forms of life. Explorer Ariel Waldman investigates cryoconite holes and hidden biospheres like Blood Falls, uncovering how extremophiles survive in punishing conditions and what they may teach us about potential life on icy moons beyond Earth.
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