Researchers Find Life in an Antarctic Subglacial Lake — mashable.com

It’s tough to get less hospitable than an Antarctic glacier — but scientists say there’s a whole ecosystem living under that ice. Specifically, underneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. A team led by researchers from Montana State University drilled into a lake that’s been sealed off from the sun and wind for millions of years. And they found microbes - tiny single-celled organisms that subsist on the lake’s sulphur and ammonium.

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