A totally unexpected discovery has stunned scientists. Under a meter of packed ice, an icebreaker mission uncovered a massive algae bloom that extended 60+ miles under the ice and contained four times as much food as neighboring ice-free blooms. The find flies in the face of predictions that the ice would block sunlight and brings up questions as to the ability of life to flourish in harsh conditions...
http://news.discovery.com/earth/entirely-unexpected-phytoplankton-blooms-under-ice-120608.html
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