Ancient Life Discovered in Antarctica | Behind the Scenes of Frozen Planet II | BBC Earth

The Frozen Planet II team drilled into the ice of Lake Untersee to find some of the world’s oldest living fossils. But with freezing waters, and treacherous storms ahead, this was no easy mission.

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Frozen Planet II (2022)
This six-part series – narrated by Sir David Attenborough – explores the wildlife found in the world’s coldest regions: the Arctic and Antarctic, high mountains, frozen deserts, snowbound forests, and ice-cold oceans. From polar bears to penguins, and from snow monkeys to Siberian tigers, each species must overcome a unique set of challenges to endure its extreme environment.

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[ulyx]

I love how they look like a mid-rendered image. They are crazy foreign looking, and so smooth in texture that it doesn't look real in a way.

[LeprosuGnome]

What an outworldely sight, not just from the bottom of the lake, but from the surface aswell! Amazing to be able to see it...

[Cubemaster]

I love that flat earthers think this place doesn't exist

[benmcreynolds]

This is the most Alien thing yet in a way a very relatable thing that has existed in our imaginations when pondering about undiscovered life forms.. amazing

[rebeccarendle]

Beautiful.. stromatolites are amazing. They have evolved on Antarctica with climate change over the geological evolution of the Earth. Evolving through Antarcticas subtropical climates to survive in the present-day Antarctic polar lake waters under the ice.... just love stromatolites. Great work guys.

[themightyspartan]

This scene is mind blowing. It looks like how bad quality cgi scenes but it’s real and exist under an Antarctica. I hope this sparks us to imagine what are unknown discoveries in other planets.

[starbird]

props to the dedication of this research crew. Absolutely wonderful

[Leto]

What an amazing find. It looks so alien indeed.

[reidflemingworldstoughestm]

If that doesnt give you the shivers...

[driggerfireon]

The best channel in the world. BBC earth 🌍

[charmaineramsden]

The fact that these things are growing in the most extreme and remote place on planet Earth is

[SIBIRIAKcom]

a good plot for a new season of X-files

[BallisticDamages]

That absolutely blew my mind. The scenery is absolutely otherworldly. I can't wait to see what incredible insights it will provide on earth's past!

[Stephnist]

'The teams are confined to their tents in the storm'

Hero cameraperson outside the tent filming:

[darklight]

This reminded me why many Lovecraft stories involve Antarctica.

[b.a.erlebacher]

Wikipedia has an article on this lake. While the water is very alkaline, surprisingly much of it is supersaturated with oxygen. The strange little projections from the stromatolites are formed by a different bacterial community than the stromatolites themselves.

[abdinordahir]

Amazing work. Big respect and thank you.

[nikcname]

Stunning, full respect to every adventurers

[grantbartley]

Attenborough's voice has really changed as he's got older

[MrFossilabgfyth]

Giant stromatites were common in Earth's early oceans. But they turned smaller when they were pushed into shallow waters.