Scientists Rush to Explore Underwater World Hidden for 120,000 Years Below Ice

A trillion-ton iceberg which is described to be about the size of Delaware has broke off of Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf. scientists are trying to get there as soon as they can before the sun allows new species to develop due to its first time in a very long time being exposed to the sun. They are excited to see if there is any marine life that has not been discovered before this important occurrence. They are planning on taking samples and hoping to make new discoveries in the near future.


https://www.livescience.com/61728-hidden-world-beneath-antarctic-ice.html

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2018 at 1:58 PM

    This could be a huge break in new organisms being found. Especially because of the environment that this is occuring in. Noyt many things can survive in such harsh conditions and i am excited to see what comes from this ice burg melting revealing uncharted territory.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2018 at 5:49 PM

      I agree. The discovery of new organisms is exciting and I hope there are some species that are able to be discovered when the ice melts away!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2018 at 4:53 AM

    Although this ice berg piece could lead to massive discoveries, I think it is scary that a trillion ton ice berg broke off of Antarctica. I think this shows how much and how fast the ice caps are melting and I think we should be concerned.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2018 at 9:07 AM

    This is really cool. Even though they are rushing to see it. What happens if they don't get there in time. Will it melt.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2018 at 4:47 AM

    Really neat, but i'm more concerned with the trillion ton ice berg braking off the caps! If there is new species found what are the odds of them surviving since the sun will quickly expose them.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2018 at 6:43 AM

    I agree with Lauren and Alex, this trillion ton ice berg can affect Antarctica Larsen C ice shelf in a negative way.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2018 at 9:26 AM

    I agree with what Alex has said, I would be concerned about the effect the iceberg is going to have on the new species scientists are rushing to examine.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2018 at 9:03 AM

    This looks very interesting, but also there could be so many new finding based off this. What if their is water or species from different parts of the world. I would like to see if any mammals are frozen in it since the arctic is known for having little to no life.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2018 at 9:22 AM

    Since there could be new organisms that we have not discovered that have lived for so long without sunlight, it is highly likely for those organisms to use bio-luminescence, but may loose that ability due to the sunlight.

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