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Nearly half a mile beneath the icy surface of Antarctica lies a world that has just been discovered.
To the surprise and delight of many, “a team of researchers found live fish and other aquatic animals inhabiting one of the world’s most
extreme ecosystems.”
Dbtechno.com reports that the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has now provided us with vital information about “the ‘grounding zone’ where Antarctic ice, land and sea all converge.”
This scientific breakthrough has also provided
astounding verification about the adaptability of life itself. If such
varied and complex forms of life exist beneath this thick Antarctic glacier, then the possibility of life existing far below the surface of other icy worlds remains quite strong.
Resources
http://www.dbtechno.com/science/2015/01/24/fish-whillans-ice-stream-fish-found-living-beneath-antarctica/
Copyright January 24, 2015 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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