Even Antarctica Has Invasive Species

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Dec 19, 2018 5:15 AMOct 15, 2019 3:32 PM
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Adult Eretmoptera murphyi. (Credit: Roger Key)

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Antarctica, a continent isolated by vast oceans and brutal weather, has weathered the impacts of human activities better than most places. It’s clearly not immune, of course — it’s melting — but the South Pole has been spared most other human-caused degradations.

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