Divers have made a breakthrough discovery beneath the Antarctic ice when they found “giant” sea creatures that have evolved because of the harsh living conditions here.
Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery under the Antarctic ice
Antarctica is home to more than 1,000 scientists – people here to study climate change or the history of the Earth.
Sometimes, scientists also dive below the ice to explore ecosystems untouched for millennia, and Advexon’s documentary “Beneath the Ice” reveals the secrets. discovered by scientists when diving beneath the ice.
Specifically, one of the divers revealed that one of the strange things they encountered was salt water streams that were too salty to freeze.
Divers have dived beneath the Antarctic ice to explore the ecosystem here.
But the surprising thing is that divers have encountered some species that have grown larger than normal on the seabed.
“Some animals are much larger than their counterparts elsewhere. For example, the sea spider here is “more giant” than their counterparts living in warmer waters”, said the diver.
Living under the Antarctic ice caused these animals to evolve in different ways, and their slow metabolism in the cold allowed them to grow larger, and live longer.
In addition, the research team also issued a warning about Antarctica. They maintained on a slope below Mount Erebus, a glacier that flowed into the sea from a thick layer of ice within.
During some periods in Earth’s history, Antarctic ice has completely flowed.
Today, scientists are studying this ice sheet, trying to understand whether it is growing or shrinking and why, because this affects the survival of all species on Earth.
