A pocket of cold, concentrated saltwater at the bottom of Antarctica’s Lake Vida has been sealed off from the world for at least 2,800 years. Yet it could still harbor life, say researchers who found microbes in the ice right above the briny layer.
SEALED BY ICE. Supersalty water that lies at the bottom of Lake Vida may support life.
Log in
Subscribers, enter your e-mail address for full access to the Science News archives and digital editions.
