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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Antarctica May Contain "Oasis of Life"


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If scientists peeled back the Antarctic ice sheet, a complex system of complex rivers of lakes similar to Earth's surface would emerge.

To date little is known about this inaccessible environment, although preliminary research suggests subglacial bodies of water may harbor some basic life-forms.

Illustration courtesy Zina Deretsky/NSF