Beneath Russia's Vostok Station on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS), approximately 2.5 miles deep and sitting at an ...

After much controversy and an array of scientific challenges, researchers are finally ready to confirm that life in Lake Vostok doesn't just exist -- it thrives. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Lake Vostok is a giant lake in Antarctica that is similar in size to North America's Lake Ontario. But unlike Lake Ontario, Lake Vostok sits beneath more than 2 miles (3 kilometers) of wind-blown snow ...

“We found much more complexity than anyone thought,” senior author Scott Rogers, a biologist at Bowling Green State University, said in a statement. “It really shows the tenacity of life, and how ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had pierced through Antarctica's frozen crust to a vast, subglacial lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years hiding what scientists ...

Water released from Lake Vostok, deep beneath the south polar ice sheet, could gush like a popped can of soda if not contained, opening the lake to possible contamination and posing a potential health ...