In a massive blow to research in West Antarctica, the University of Gothenburg has reported that it has reportedly lost an unmanned underwater vehicle (abbreviated AUV) underneath a glacier in that region. The university owns the car and was one of a few units worldwide with unique capabilities required to operate under the unstable Thwaites Glacier, commonly called the “Doomsday Glacier.” The AUV, dubbed Ran, is seven-meter long.
It disappeared last weekend during an expedition with South...