Future. And the bizarre plant life of New Caledonia. But first we head to the antarctic the fascinating eco zone around the south pole. One of the last bastions of pristine nature untouched by our Industrial Society or so you might think all the more worrisome to see what researchers have now discovered in antarctic waters. The Russian Research it could they make the call on board the antarctic expedition is ecologist peter ryan. So its kind of Old School Science there due to technical problems ryan has had to revert to working with a bucket and a rope. That gives the specialist in conservation biology and Marine Ecology a chance to move around a bit. Good exercise. His aim is to test the Water Quality here in the Southern Ocean theres very little Data Available for the antarctic to look so clean. The sample is taken directly into the Research Vessels lab there to improvise ation is the order of the day ryans operators is made of large plastic water containers a fine filter is conceale
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