Unexpected "swarm" of marine life found beneath Antarctic ice Photo: Craig Stevens - NIWA
An unexpected "swarm" of marine life has been found in a newly explored Antarctic river deep beneath the ice. A team of scientists from Victoria University, NIWA, and GNS made the discovery while studying a suspected under-ice estuary, hundreds of kilometres from the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. When they drilled down into the river, their camera was inundated by dozens of small amphipods - a type of animal from the same family that includes lobsters, crabs, and mites. Kathryn speaks with Professor Craig Stevens, NIWA Physical Oceanographer who was part of the team.
