GLACIAL ECOSYSTEMS

Jul 10 2025SCIENCE

Tiny Survivors in Ice: North America's Hidden Rotifers

North America has a new tiny resident. It's a bdelloid rotifer, a type of microscopic animal that loves cold. They are common in water all over the world. They have even been found in ice in the north and south poles. But until now, no one had found them in North American ice. Scientists thought that maybe ice worms, another creature that lives in ice, was eating al...

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