Life found beneath Antarctic ice sheet 
Scientists have
found evidence that viable microorganisms populate a gigantic freshwater
lake hidden for hundreds of thousands of years under thick ice.
References:
Karl, D.M. 1999.
Sub-Glacial Lake Vostok: Science Opportunities and Technological
Challenges. September 26–28. Cambridge, England.
Priscu, J. 1999.
Sub-Glacial Lake Vostok: Science Opportunities and Technological
Challenges. September 26–28. Cambridge, England.
Further Readings:
Monastersky, R.
1999. The strangest home on Earth. Science
News 156(Oct. 2):216.
Sources:
David M. Karl
University of Hawaii
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Honolulu, HI 96822
John Priscu
Montana State University
Department of Biology
PO Box 173460
Bozeman, MT 59717-3460
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 15, October 9, 1999, p. 230. Copyright © 1999,
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