Tuesday 11 October 2011

Search for Lake Ellsworth

A pioneering British expedition to sample a lake under the Antarctic ice hopes to find unknown forms of life and clues to future climate impacts.
The mission will use hot water to melt its way through ice 3km (2 miles) thick to reach Lake Ellsworth, which has been isolated from the outside world for at least 125,000 years - maybe a million.


To read more click this link to the BBC.


Follow progress at the Lake Ellsworth Website.

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