China's 41st Antarctic Expedition has made more breakthroughs in #Antarctic microbial studies! Scientists have identified 6 new bacterial genera and 7 new bacteria species in Antarctica, increasing China's biological gene resources collected from polar regions, including the North Pole, to 185 genera in total. They are expected to promote the country's progress in polar #ecosystem research and bio-tech development. | China Box

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5.1K views · 23 reactions | “Better a live donkey than a dead lion” The words of explorer Ernest Shackleton on why he turned back just 100 miles from the South Pole in 1909. Now, artefacts from that mission will stay in the UK, thanks to the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The sledge is being donated to National Maritime Museum and the flag is going to The Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute | Channel 5 News | Facebook