Lake found under glacier

LONDON - Russian and British scientists reported yesterday that they had found a giant freshwater lake lying under an Antarctic…

LONDON - Russian and British scientists reported yesterday that they had found a giant freshwater lake lying under an Antarctic glacier. The lake, up to a million years old, could yield a horde of ancient bacteria and micro organisms, researchers said.

Scientists used satellite measurements and sonar surveys to measure the lake, which lies just under Russia's Vostok drilling station.

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