Science
Antarctic seafloor exposed after 50 years of ice cover – Yahoo News Australia
Research ship Polarstern samples Antarctic seafloor life uncovered by the calving of a big iceberg.
Life gets busy wherever it can, even under thick ice cover in Antarctica.
German scientists have inspected an area of seafloor newly exposed by the calving of mega-iceberg A74 and found it to be teeming with animals.
Video cameras tracked abundant filter feeders thriving among the soft muds.
It was a remarkable opportunity for the team as their ship, RV Polarstern, threaded the still narrow gap that exists between A74 and the Brunt Ice Shelf, which produced the giant berg.
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