Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

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The Museum of Texas Tech houses fossils from the Triassic, Ice Age. Here's a behind the scenes look into the paleontology collection.

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A23a has run aground in the Southern Ocean after years adrift. But could it continue on its collision course in the future?