TRANSCRIPT
AUDIO: Ambient music plays
VISUAL: Microscope footage of a moss piglet
TEXT ON SCREEN: This is a moss piglet
(Officially known as a tardigrade)
A tiny critter that is almost indestructible
VISUAL: Microscope footage of a moss piglet in some dirt and vegetation
TEXT ON SCREEN: This one lives in water droplets in the moss and soil of Antarctica
VISUAL: Microscope footage of a moss piglet
TEXT ON SCREEN: Moss piglets and other microscopic critters are critical to the soil life cycle there
VISUAL: Footage of earthworms in dirt
TEXT ON SCREEN: Conditions are too harsh for bigger soil invertebrates like worms
VISUAL: Microscope image of a moss piglet and other microcritters in some dirt and vegetation
TEXT ON SCREEN: so it’s down to these tough little critters to keep the soil healthy through nutrient cycling and decomposition
VISUAL: Researcher getting a sample of moss
TEXT ON SCREEN: RMIT scientists are looking at how they cope in contaminated soil
VISUAL: Two researchers waving at camera, panning away to shot of Antarctic landscape
TEXT ON SCREEN: They’re the first in the world to study the effect of soil contamination on moss piglets
VISUAL: Gloved hand holds some moss while the other hand moves it around with tweezers
TEXT ON SCREEN: It’s part of research to develop the first guidelines for healthy, clean soils in Antarctica
VISUAL: Footage of Antarctica from inside a helicopter, footage of a plane landing
TEXT ON SCREEN: Minimising our environmental impact
VISUAL: Footage of Antarctican landscape
TEXT ON SCREEN: And protecting one of the most vulnerable - and breathtaking - places on the planet
TEXT ON SCREEN: Supported by
VISUAL: Australian Antarctic Program logo
VISUAL: RMIT University logo