FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The accidental discovery of marine organisms on a boulder on the sea floor beneath 900 metres (3,000ft) of Antarctic ice shelf has led scientists to rethink the limits of life on Earth. Researchers stumbled on the life-bearing rock after sinking a borehole through nearly a kilometre of the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf on the south-eastern Weddell Sea to obtain a sediment core from the seabed. Photos and video footage of the boulder show that it is home to at least two types of sponge, one of which has a long stem that opens into a head. But other organisms, which could be tube worms or stalked barnacles, also appear to be growing on the rock. “It was a real shock to find them there, a really good shock, but we can’t do DNA tests, we can’t work out what they’ve been eating, or how old they are. We don’t even know if they are new species, but they’re definitely living in a place where we wouldn’t expect them to be living” https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/15/researchers-rethink-life-in-a-cold-climate-after-antarctic-find Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Oreo 14,669 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Who lives on a rock 900m under Antartica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOOK 76,406 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Stupid Oreo said: Who lives on a rock 900m under Antartica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Oreo 14,669 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 minute ago, COOOK said: Spongeflop Antartipants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,188 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Europa life here we come Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wet Fire 8,366 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Living under a rock, i don't think they've heard Shallow aka the most awarded song in history... Edit: Oh it's under ice and on a rock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 It makes sense to me! Antarctica was once a tropical climate before it froze over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighteen 5,430 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 o i just read this article. it was really a good read tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,125 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Hollow Earth is real Atlantis is real Perhaps, Megalodon is alive still too? fear the unknown (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoxo Adriana 15,040 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 54 minutes ago, Stupid Oreo said: Who lives on a rock 900m under Antartica? poppers, power bottoms + iced coffee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berlinforme 5,385 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Please don't bring it to the surface before the pandemic is over, can't handle the next one so soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 It can stay there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 31,135 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Keep it there! We always hear about all the unknown bacteries/virus hiding there damn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlash 14,539 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Maybe Trump and his supporters can build a habitat there for themselves so they don't bother us anymore Ew, David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 hours ago, sarahb said: Europa life here we come Some scientists i was whatching just yesterday are not as optimistic Aparently radiation from Jupiter can be quite high at times which for most life of any kind would be detrimental as it would break apart our building block bonds so unless it mamaged to form and evolve quickly to become exeptionally resilient for that reason alone life is unlikely They brought up another couple reasons which i already forgot cuz i was starting to fall asleep and was focused on my chicken on the rocks Anyway i think its still worth a look but the point is the most optimistic scientists (according to the other scientists) may be hyping up Europa way too much and setting everyone up for disapointment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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