Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Crystals and Brinicles

The crystal structure of a mineral called vaterite, which has eluded scientists for nearly a century, has been solved with the help of a sea squirt.

When salt-rich water leaks out of sea ice, it can occasionally create an eerie finger of ice called a brinicle, a prime environment in which life may have evolved.

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