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Below the sea ice

View under the sea ice in McMurdo Sound looking up at the microalgae growing on sea ice.

View from under the sea ice in McMurdo Sound, with the sub-ice platelet layer extending down into the water. The green-yellow tinge shows thriving microalgae living within the reef-like structure. 

Text by Jacqui Stuart and Natalie Robinson, from their article in The Conversation.

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