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You might expect that little happens in the Arctic Ocean during the cold and dark winter. But that just isn't so, according to researchers who have sampled the activities of many different species during three consecutive winters in Kongsfjorden on the Norwegian Island of Spitsbergen. The dark polar night is not a period without any biological activity, as had been assumed. Concealed behind the curtain of darkness is a world of activity, beauty, and ecosystem importance. [Source: (e) Science News]
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