Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Dec 22, 2023

Antarctic #octopus DNA reveals #IceSheetCollapse closer than thought
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-antarctic-octopus-dna-reveals-ice.html paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade0664

"geographically-isolated populations of the sea creatures mated freely around 125,000 years ago, signaling an ice-free corridor during a period when global temperatures were similar to today. The findings suggest the #WestAntarcticIceSheet is closer to collapse than previously thought"

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Animsls #Genomics #Climate #Invertebrates

Antarctic octopus DNA reveals ice sheet collapse closer than thought

Scientists investigating how Antarctica's ice sheets retreated in the deep past have turned to an innovative approach: studying the genes of octopuses that live in its chilly waters.

Phys.org