Nadia Frontier: Sobreviver no sítio mais frio na Terra

Sobreviver no sítio mais frio na Terra

Antarctica’s coastal waters, locked under meters of ice and colder than zero degrees Celsius, shelter a bustling world of over 8,000 species. These creatures endure the planet’s harshest conditions by slowing metabolisms and timing their growth and reproduction with fleeting, sunlit summers. Giant isopods can survive 50 days without eating, while sea spiders grow to dinner-plate size, taking advantage of the region’s oxygen-rich waters. This frozen ecosystem pulses with life, cycling between brief abundance and months of patient dormancy.

Beneath Antarctic Ice, Life Thrives Against the Odds

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