Complex Life Found Under 600 Feet of Antarctic Ice 237
Chroniton writes "NASA ice scientists have found a shrimp-like creature and a possible jellyfish 'frolicking' beneath 600 feet of solid Antarctic ice, where only microbes were expected to live. The odds of finding two complex lifeforms after drilling only an 8-inch-wide hole suggests there may be much more. And if such life is possible beneath Earth's oceans, why not elsewhere, like Europa?"
I doubt this (Score:5, Funny)
A more likely explanation is that the samples were contaminated by the instruments. If we look in the Bible there is no mention that God made this lifeform, therefore the most logical explanation is contamination.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
Europa? (Score:4, Funny)
I thought we were not allowed to explore Europa?
Ice scientists?!?! (Score:1, Funny)
Ice scientists? Wow! I thought the only one was Jan of the Wonder Twins. ("Form of, an Ice Scientist!")
The real question. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The real question. (Score:5, Funny)
Life under Antarctic ice? This sounds familiar... (Score:4, Funny)
Get out your torches, and somebody call Kurt Russell, quick!
Re:Oceans too (Score:4, Funny)
Then hold the world ransom for ONE... MILLION... DOLLARS!!!!!
Re:Oceans too (Score:5, Funny)
Do the fish look like aliens, or do aliens look like fish?
Geography issues? (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, we Europeans are living elsewhere but Earth. We feel more attached to our universe like that...
Re:Oceans too (Score:2, Funny)
In some parts they go down as much as Mount Everest goes up.
yeah, like your girlfriend!
Re:Why NASA? (Score:3, Funny)
An eight inch hole?
If we fly to other planets, our probes may need to be able to accommodate any size orifice.
Re:only problem (Score:4, Funny)
Life can live in ice-covered oceans and it can even be complex. This is all idle speculation until someone actually probes Europa to see what's under there.
I just had this image in my head of humans building a colony on Mars, then ET's come by and say "Whoah! This means sentient life could have evolved on barren worlds like Mars!"
Not likely (Score:4, Funny)
I've looked - yes it's damn cold, but I didn't find any signs of complex life.
(Ps: You misspelt Europe)
Re:There is a misspelling... (Score:5, Funny)
The amphipod is actually a Lysianassid, not a Lyssianasid, if someone tries to google it :)
You know, you'd get a lot more points in Scrabble if you'd just learn to shut your yap!
Mmmmmm (Score:1, Funny)
How does it taste?
Jellyfish and shrimp sandwich!
Re:Because Earth already has a proven Ecosystem (Score:1, Funny)
Well, in those days, Mars was just a dreary uninhabitable wasteland. Much like Utah. But unlike Utah, it was eventually made livable.
Re:Oceans too (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Oceans too (Score:4, Funny)
I'd provide a citation, but my source was taken away in the middle of the night by guys in a black van.
Re:Oceans too (Score:3, Funny)
Zoidberg!!!!
http://mirror.servut.us/kuvat/meinung/zoidberg_real.jpg [servut.us]