Robot gives rare glimpse under Antarctic sea ice

An underwater robot has captured a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful world filled with coconut-shaped sponges, dandelion-like worms, pink algae and spidery starfish. This undated screen grab taken from handout video received from the Australian Antarctic Division on December 21, 2016 shows a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful world The Australian Antarctic Division took footage on a camera attached to a Remotely Operated Vehicle sent down by scientists through a small hole drilled in the ice as they recorded the acidity, oxygen, salinity and temperature of the seawater.