Fish Found Living Deep Below Antarctic Ice
The water below the Antarctic ice sheet is as cold and dark as ever, but it turns out it’s not as desolate as scientists thought. There’s a whole ecosystem down there.
The water below the Antarctic ice sheet is as cold and dark as ever, but it turns out it’s not as desolate as scientists thought.
Researchers recently discovered that there’s a whole ecosystem down there, complete with fish, crustaceans, and various invertebrates.
The unexpected discovery came during a drilling expedition, the purpose of which was to break through the Ross Ice Shelf and for the first time, gain access to the water and seafloor below.
Equipment successfully bore a hole through the 25 hundred-foot frozen mass and collected some samples.
None of them turned up any evidence of significant life.
That find came later and thanks to a specially designed remote operated vehicle.
Once it was lowered into the chilly depths it beamed images of rocks and sand, but also caught a glimpse of a moving shado
The water below the Antarctic ice sheet is as cold and dark as ever, but it turns out it’s not as desolate as scientists thought.
Researchers recently discovered that there’s a whole ecosystem down there, complete with fish, crustaceans, and various invertebrates.
The unexpected discovery came during a drilling expedition, the purpose of which was to break through the Ross Ice Shelf and for the first time, gain access to the water and seafloor below.
Equipment successfully bore a hole through the 25 hundred-foot frozen mass and collected some samples.
None of them turned up any evidence of significant life.
That find came later and thanks to a specially designed remote operated vehicle.
Once it was lowered into the chilly depths it beamed images of rocks and sand, but also caught a glimpse of a moving shado