NASA Finds Shrimp Where No Advanced Life Should Be: 600 Feet Beneath Antarctic Ice

NASA Finds Shrimp Where No Advanced Life Should Be: 600 Feet Beneath Antarctic Ice | 80beats | Discover Magazine.

There’s a lot more going on beneath those huge sheets of Antarctic ice than you might think. NASA researchers say they uncovered a major surprise in December: The team drilled an eight-inch hole and stuck a video camera 600 feet down, hoping to observe the underbelly of the thick ice sheet. To their amazement, a curious critter swam into view and clung to the video camera’s cable [Washington Post].

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