Life underwater
Antarctica is inhospitable and unforgiving. The continent is known for its vast ice deserts. But underneath the waves, the scientists discovered a huge amount of sea creatures. The sea creatures that had developed in the extraordinary ecosystem of the Antarctic had almost no resemblance to their distant relatives from other oceans. They reminded the researchers of extraterrestrials.
Mark Taylor, a member of the diving team, later said that there was more life in one square meter in the depths of Antarctica than in the reefs of Australia’s Barrier Reef. The reason for this unimaginable fact is a phenomenon called sea snow.