Researchers find life forms beneath Antarctica ice shelf
February 16, 2021
An iceberg floating near Lemaire Channel, Antarctica (file photo) - Reuters×
Accidental discovery made while drilling through 900 m of ice during an exploratory survey
Researchers have discovered life forms that exist far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic.
The findings have been published in the journal
Frontiers in Marine Science.
“This discovery is one of those fortunate accidents that pushes ideas in a different direction and shows us that Antarctic marine life is incredibly special and amazingly adapted to a frozen world,” said biogeographer and lead author, Dr Huw Griffiths of the British Antarctic Survey.