Earth's 'Doomsday Vault' has been updated: Scientists add 7,800 samples into the secretive bunker in the Arctic

A bunker hidden in the Arctic might sound like somewhere a Bond villain would hide out, but the real-life 'Doomsday Vault' actually serves a very serious purpose.


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