Photo: Rare Carbon Dioxide "Lake" Found Under the Ocean, Scientists Report

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A schematic shows how carbon dioxide from a magma chamber below a deep-sea volcano has formed a rare "lake" of liquid carbon dioxide that sits below the seafloor.

The lake, a rare natural formation, could offer clues to whether the greenhouse gas could be removed from the atmosphere and injected under the ocean floor.

Illustration courtesy PNAS

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