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    Join massive, ancient carnivores for a rare feast beneath the Antarctic ice

    While Antarctic ice may look barren from above, creatures such as sea stars, sea urchins and nemertine worms flourish in the waters below. In this eerie time-lapse from the BBC’s ‘Life Story’ series, colourful bottom-dwellers swarm to seize upon a rare ocean-floor feast.

    Narrator: David Attenborough

    26 February 2016
    Abstract digital artwork with glowing circular shapes and bright colours, including red, orange and white, against a cloudy background.

    videoBiology

    How airborne microbes ride clouds, hop continents and even make it rain

    5 minutes

    Close-up of a dark, complex organic structure with a central white shape, surrounded by red and dark textures.

    videoBiology

    If a sea urchin survives the incredible tumult of youth, it’s nearly immortal

    3 minutes

    Close-up of an orange sea anemone with flowing tentacles against a teal background.

    videoOceans and water

    See what no human eyes have seen before, deep in the sea off Western Australia

    5 minutes

    A small orange seahorse blending in with coral of a similar colour, detailed texture and a blurred background.

    videoEvolution

    Pygmy seahorses survive by disappearing into the world around them

    2 minutes

    A hermit crab on a sandy surface with a slightly blurred background. The crab has orange legs and a black shell.

    videoEvolution

    Why are Caribbean hermit crabs lining up on a beach? For housing, of course

    5 minutes

    Photo of a person in a winter coat and beanie looking at a snow-covered town, with mountains in the background.

    videoEarth science and climate

    There’s a ‘climate bomb’ ticking beneath the Arctic ice. How can we prepare?

    8 minutes

    A man snorkelling underwater with jellyfish around him, wearing a snorkel and mask, surrounded by a blue-green sea.

    videoEvolution

    Nearly stingless jellyfish on a remote Pacific island are a wonder of evolution

    4 minutes

    Blurry underwater photo resembling a close-up green eye reflecting light. The image has soft, out-of-focus details.

    videoHistory of technology

    How oceanographers captured a mysterious undersea noise – and the public’s imagination

    7 minutes

    Digital illustration of a neon green insect perched on bright green foliage against a dark background.

    videoEcology and environmental sciences

    How a tiny group of insects escaped extinction by hiding in a bush for 80 years

    20 minutes