The subglacial lakes of West Antarctica are almost otherworldly and simultaneously grant insight into the possibilities for exoplanet environments while revealing the deep, ...

Almost alien: Antarctic subglacial lakes are cold, dark and full of secrets Date: March 4, 2020 Source: Michigan Technological University Summary: More than half of the planet's fresh water is in ...

More than 400 subglacial lakes lie beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, completely shut off from sunlight, according to the new paper, published Feb. 17 in the journal Science Advances.

The British camp near Lake Ellsworth -- one of about 400 subglacial lakes in Antarctica. The team plan to use a specially-designed hot water drill to blast through the ice to the untouched waters ...

NASA uncovers hidden system of mysteriously draining lakes under Antarctica. ... CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 to trace changes in the subglacial lake system from October 2003 to July 2020.

How hidden lakes threaten Antarctic ice sheet stability. ... In 2013, seven subglacial lakes, that were more than 2 km beneath Thwaites Glacier, all suddenly drained at the same time.

More than 400 of these 'subglacial' lakes have been discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, many of which have been isolated from each other and the atmosphere for millions of years.

A hidden subglacial world consisting of more than 140 lakes lies beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. It is widely assumed that these lakes are a static ecosystem, cut off from each other and the rest ...

The sub-glacial Antarctic lake cut off from the world for a million years – until now. Scientists in Antarctica to look for unique life as drill nearly reaches sub-glacial lake.

Lake sediment facies and lithostratigraphic units. Here we present a robust data set for subglacial lake sedimentation on the Antarctic shelf during the last glacial period, based on geochemical ...

The almost otherworldly subglacial lakes of West Antarctica grant insight into the possibilities for exoplanet environments while revealing the deep, water-kept secrets of our own world. Michigan ...

NASA uncovers hidden system of mysteriously draining lakes under Antarctica. ... CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 to trace changes in the subglacial lake system from October 2003 to July 2020.