Science
Odd lifeforms discovered under a half-mile of Antarctic ice – Boing Boing
Scientists were down in Antarctica, drilling through a half-mile of ice to try and grab some seafloor sediment. When they finally pierced through, they dropped…
Scientists were down in Antarctica, drilling through a half-mile of ice to try and grab some seafloor sediment. When they finally pierced through, they dropped a camera down to discover they’d accidentally hit a rock, which was a big pain in the butt.… and Wired’s Matt Simon has a great story on the discovery, including some intriguing hypotheses about how the heck the lifeforms down there are getting food. Because wow, they’re awfully far from any source of energy:Wrong place for collecting seafloor…
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