Researchers Retrieve Water and Sediment Samples from Subglacial Lake Whillans
A NSF funded research team has reached a subglacial lake and retrieved water and sediment samples that may contain microscopic life that has been isolated…
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British Team Fails to Reach Lake Ellsworth
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) arrived in western Antarctica earlier in December, preparing for their anticipated mission to drill into Lake Ellsworth, a subglacial lake….
Antarctic Lake Vida Has a Bounty of Microbial Life
Lake Vida in Antarctica is covered by an ice cap up to 27 meters (89 feet) thick, is six times saltier than sea water, and…
British and American Teams Hunt for Life Under Antarctic Ice
Next week, UK glaciologists are heading to Lake Ellsworth to prepare for a new drilling stage that will start on December 5. They hope to…
Russians Celebrate Drilling into Lake Vostok, Biggest Antarctic Subglacial Lake
It took two chilling decades, but the Russian team has finally broken into Lake Vostok, the largest of the lakes hidden under Antarctica’s ice, and…