Even in winter, life persists in Arctic Seas
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 15:30
in Earth & Climate
Despite brutal cold and lingering darkness, life in the frigid waters off Alaska does not grind to a halt in the winter as scientists previously suspected. According to preliminary results from a National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded research cruise, microscopic creatures at the base of the Arctic food chain are not dormant as expected.