Beneath Greenland iceberg, scientists find a glowing snailfish with antifreeze coursing through its veins

Beneath Greenland iceberg, scientists find a glowing snailfish with antifreeze coursing through its veins | Why is there so much biodiversity in the tropics? | Does drinking coffee help you live longer? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 17, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Beneath Greenland iceberg, scientists find a glowing snailfish with antifreeze coursing through its veins]( [Beneath Greenland iceberg, scientists find a glowing snailfish with antifreeze coursing through its veins]( (John Sparks and David Gruber) Scientists drilling deep into an iceberg off Greenland have discovered a fish with glowing green antifreeze coursing through its veins. The juvenile variegated snailfish (Liparis gibbus) contained the "highest expression levels" of antifreeze proteins ever reported, a new study found. 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"The nearer we approach the tropics, the greater the increase in the variety of structure, grace of form, and mixture of colors, as also in perpetual youth and vigor of organic life," German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt wrote in 1807. In tropical regions, there are more species of plants, animals and fungi in any given area, and that concentration declines as you move farther from the equator. This phenomenon is known as the latitudinal diversity gradient. But what causes it? Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Does drinking coffee help you live longer?]( [Does drinking coffee help you live longer?]( (kali9 via Getty Images) Americans drink an estimated 517 million cups of coffee every day, according to the National Coffee Association, making it the most popular beverage in the U.S. other than water. Drinking coffee has been associated with a wide range of health benefits. But will it help you live longer? 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In 2019, when NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approached the asteroid Bennu, scientists saw something stunning in the images beamed back to Earth. The surface of the space rock wasn't calm — instead, swarms of marble-sized rocks were popcorning off the asteroid. Now, a new study of a meteorite that landed on Earth reveals how this asteroid activity occurs. Small collisions can dislodge the pebbles, which shoot off the asteroid but fall back, drawn in by the space rock's gravitational pull. Another collision can then smush the loose pebbles back together, creating a kind of cement of minerals from all around the asteroid's surface. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Europa's icy shell may be made from pure underwater snow]( [Europa's icy shell may be made from pure underwater snow]( (© Helen Glazer 2015, from the project "Walking in Antarctica" (helenglazer.com)) The shell of Jupiter's famous ice moon may be formed, in part, by pure underwater snow that floats up instead of falling down. A new study, published in the August issue of the journal Astrobiology, finds that Europa's icy crust might be built partially by "frazil ice," a fluffy accumulation of ice crystals that also builds up beneath ice sheets on Earth. This frazil ice holds a fraction of the salt found in ice that grows from the ice shelf itself, suggesting that Europa's ice sheets may be less salty than previously believed. Full Story: [Live Science]( (8/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Poll Question [] POLL QUESTION: For coffee drinkers: Why do you reach for your morning cup of joe? 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