Ocean Explorer, one of the small expedition cruise ships designed to reach some of the most remote parts of the globe, grounded on Monday, September 1.
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An international research collaboration (EGRIP) headed by ice core scientists from the University of Copenhagen has attained their goal of drilling to the bottom of the ice sheet. It marks the first time that this has been achieved in an ice stream, where vast amounts of ice slide coastwards. The breakthrough could be critical for understanding and projecting rising sea levels.