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Piercing a buried polar lake
Researchers in Antarctica drilled through a half-mile of ice to reach water that hasn’t had contact with the atmosphere for thousands of years.
Posted in Earth
Tagged Antarctic Sun, Antarctica, bacteria, Brent Christner, ecology, ecosystems, Frank Rack, germs, getinvolved, hot-water drill, ice sheet, Jill Mikucki, John Priscu, Lake Ellsworth, Lake Vostok, Lake Whillans, Louisiana State University, Martin Siegert, microbes, microbiology, polar science, South Pole, subglacial lakes, Tristy Vick-Majors, University of Bristol, University of Montana, University of Nebraska, University of Tennessee, viruses, WISSARD
Living long beneath the sea
Microbes in the mud beneath the seafloor may live millions of years, redefining what it means to be old and alive
Posted in Microbes, Fungi & Algae
Tagged Aarhus University, astrobiology, bacteria, biology, clay, Europa, feature, germs, Hans Roy, Karen Lloyd, Knorr, life, Mars, microbes, Pacific Ocean, prehistory, Seth Shostak, SETI, SETI Institute, Titan, topstories, University of Tennessee
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