Another wander back to 2012 and the SIPEXII expedition. At the last sampling site (unplanned, we were stuck) - we had a visit from a Minke whale!
It decided to expand a hole that a seal made the day before - in ice about 10cm thick and not quite solidly frozen - for some room to breathe. The whale hung around for quite a while, returning to this spot to grab air.
It was .. very spectacular.
Very happy to have our new paper out, which represents the hard work of many people over more than 6 years. Antarctic fungi are slow growers!
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
#fungi #lichen #moss #lichensubscribe #mosstodon #antarctica
Did you know that the southernmost place of #worship on earth is an ice cave chapel in #Antarctica?
The "Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows" can be found near Belgrano II Base; an Argentine research base.
It has walls of #ice and it is used year-round by #Catholic researchers.
72% of antarctic scientists are #Christian & Christian churches are the only religious buildings (totalling 8) in Antarctica.
The next biggest religion is none, i.e. #atheism.
