Life thrives under Antarctica

• Autores: Peter Aldhous
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2983, 2014, pág. 12
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The popular image of Antarctica as a frozen, almost lifeless desert needs a makeover. For the first time, water from a lake beneath the ice has been found to harbor a vibrant microbial ecosystem. Their discovery proves that water is habitable space, even if it's at sub-zero temperatures and there is no sunlight, says John Priscu of Montana State University in Bozeman. He co-led the US team that drilled into Lake Whillans, 800 m beneath the west Antarctic ice sheet.