Dropping a Magnet Through a Copper Pipe. Researchers identify mysterious life forms in the extreme deep sea (w/ video) (PhysOrg.com) -- A summer research expedition organized by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to the identification of gigantic amoebas at one of the deepest locations on Earth. During a July 2011 voyage to the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench, the deepest region on the planet, Scripps researchers and National Geographic engineers deployed untethered free-falling/ascending landers equipped with digital video and lights to search the largely unexplored region. The team documented the deepest known existence of xenophyophores, single-celled animals exclusively found in deep-sea environments.
Xenophyophores are noteworthy for their size, with individual cells often exceeding 10 centimeters (4 inches), their extreme abundance on the seafloor and their role as hosts for a variety of organisms. The researchers spotted the life forms at depths up to 10,641 meters (6.6 miles) within the Sirena Deep of the Mariana Trench. BBC Nature - Brinicle; ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic. 23 November 2011Last updated at 10:01 By Ella Davies Reporter, BBC Nature As brine from the sea ice sinks, a 'brinicle' forms threatening life on the sea floor with a frosty fate.
A bizarre underwater "icicle of death" has been filmed by a BBC crew. With timelapse cameras, specialists recorded salt water being excluded from the sea ice and sinking. The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it. Where the so-called "brinicle" met the sea bed, a web of ice formed that froze everything it touched, including sea urchins and starfish.
The unusual phenomenon was filmed for the first time by cameramen Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson for the BBC One series Frozen Planet. Creeping ice Continue reading the main story Dr Mark Brandon Polar oceanographer, The Open University Freezing sea water doesn't make ice like the stuff you grow in your freezer. The result is the brine sinks in a descending plume. Against the odds. Anaface - Facial Beauty Analysis - Score Your Face. 8 Sped Up Videos That Shatter Your Idea of Ordinary Things. I'm not the type of person who gets fascinated easily. My view of the natural world tends to lean toward the practical: a storm cloud means water for crops, a tree is something to piss behind if I'm not near a toilet, the sun is just a moon that God accidentally set on fire while drunk.
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