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New sea anemone species discovered in Antarctica

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:48

Researchers using a camera-equipped robot to survey the area under Antarctica`s Ross Ice Shelf, unexpectedly stumbled onto a new species of small sea anemones that were burrowed into the ice, with their tentacles protruding into frigid water like flowers from a ceiling.

First estuary under Antarctic ice discovered

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 14:31

For the first time, scientists have discovered that Antarctica`s massive ice sheet is hiding an estuary, where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.