Lake Vostok

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How Lake Vostok could transform our understanding of life as we know it – The Christian Science Monitor
Russia said on Wednesday it had pierced through Antarctica’s frozen crust to a vast, subglacial lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years hiding what scientists believe may be unknown organisms and clues to life on other planets.
Diamond Foods Debacle May Crack Open a MAC – New York Times
Scientists say they have drilled down through ice and reached Lake Vostok, the largest of more than 280 lakes under the thick ice that covers most of the Antarctic continent. It has been sealed from light and air for millions of years.
Music from the Ice: Drilling into Lake Vostok
Russian scientists have drilled down to the water of Lake Vostok, which has been sealed away from the outside world for many millions of years. It should be very interesting to see what they find down there! Complete news story here:
Life in Antarctic lake Vostok? It's everywhere else – Fox News
caLife in Antarctic lake Vostok? It's everywhere elseFox NewsA small shrimp-like creature is spied by NASA at a depth of 600 feet beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet in late November 2009. This critter is a three-inch long Lyssianasid
What Can Lake Vostok Tell Us About Europa? | KQED QUEST
Does the prospect of life in subglacial Lake Vostok really point to the same on the icy satellite Europa? The answer may surprise you.
Lake Vostok Microbes Would Add To List Of Life In Unlikely Places
Russia's Antarctic research institute has confirmed that its drilling team has indeed penetrated to the sub-glacial Lake Vostok. Read more.