NEW YORK: A team of scientists drilled deep into the Antarctic ice earlier in the month and found a “lost world” beneath the Ross Ice Shelf.
The scientists deployed a special hot-water drill for the task of cracking almost half-a-mile of the ice coat. According to the scientists, it is the furthest south where fishes have known to thrive.
On January 16, some scientists lowered cameras to about 740 meters below the surface of the ice-covered Antarctic. To their surprise, they discovered a thriving world of sea-creatures even in such weather conditions. The scientists found an ecosystem of fish, as well as other water-life thriving beneath the ice sheet. Until now, the presence of any life-forms was not known in the extreme south.
