East Antarctica is supposed to be different ... To the contrary, they found that it was a large, 10 foot deep, icy lake bed. In its center, meanwhile, were multiple rivers and three moulins ...

Lake Vostok is the largest of 375 or so subglacial lakes in Antarctica. It is also the fourth deepest lake on Earth, with depths reaching 800 meters from the lake’s surface, itself covered by 2 miles ...

Some think the lake may hold micro-organisms in the sediment or bedrock, a discovery that would boost hopes that a similar find could be made on Europa. Categories: Health & Science , Antarctica .

Researchers in Antarctica were in the right place at the right time when an iceberg suddenly broke off, revealing a shocking discovery.

Scientists in Australia and the United States are reporting the sudden loss of a large ice-covered Antarctic lake covering an area of eleven square kilometres. The rare event occurred during the ...