A Curious Observation In Earth Science

Earth science is a relatively new and immensely complex pursuit. We still have much to observe and understand about the piece of space rock we call home. On March 18, the Discovery Channel premieres its new series, Frozen Planet. One of the phenomena explored in the series is the "brinicle." It is a brine icicle characterized as a "finger of death" as it creeps along the ocean floor beneath the Antarctic ice shelf. Brinicles have never been filmed before. The video at the end of the link is amazing.

If the rest of this new series is as dramatic at the brinicle clip, viewers will be in for a blockbuster of a treat.