its scary under there

Folks, we’ve got another missing submersible on our hands, but don’t worry. There aren’t any billionaires on board. In fact, no one is onboard the sub that was exploring underneath the “Doomsday Glacier” in Antarctica. You’d think we’d stay away from things with “doomsday” in the name, but that’s just human nature I guess.

In a press release posted on Sci Tech Daily, Sweden’s University of Gothenburg said its robotic submersible, called “Ran” after the Norse goddess of the sea, went missing during its second voyage beneath Thwaite’s Glacier – a.k.a the Doomsday Glacier – in Antarctica over the weekend. It got that name because scientists fear that if it melts entirely, it could cause the sea to rise to a devastating level. Not great! Read on.

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