Antarctic's first-ever whale skeleton found
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 17:03
in Biology & Nature
By Megan Gannon, LiveScienceFor the first time ever, scientists say they have discovered a whale skeleton on the ocean floor near Antarctica. Resting nearly a mile below the surface, the boneyard is teeming with strange life, including at least nine new species of tiny of deep-sea creatures, according to a new study.Though whales naturally sink to the ocean floor when they die, it's extremely...