Scientists always "assumed" that ice prevented sunlight from getting to water plants, A discovery in Alaska shows that not only can algae grow below ice, but melting pools of ice provide the best environment for growth. Just when we think we know something to be false we make a discovery that we never thought would happen.
Further Reading:
-http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/10/world/phytoplankton-mega-bloom-eco-solutions/index.html?hpt=wo_t4
Further Reading:
-http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/10/world/phytoplankton-mega-bloom-eco-solutions/index.html?hpt=wo_t4