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Scientists observe drumlin beneath ice sheet

Scientists have discovered a warehouse-sized drumlin - a mound of sediment and rock - actively forming and growing under the ice sheet in Antarctica. Its discovery, and the rate at which it was formed, sheds new light on ice-sheet behaviour. This could have implications for predicting how ice sheets contribute to sea-level rise. The results are published this week in the journal Geology.

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