In the heart of Antarctica’s Victoria Land, hidden under 14 meters of thick ice, lies Lake Enigma, a body of water long ...

Scientists report the discovery of a thriving ecosystem of living organisms in one of Earth’s most extreme environments: beneath 14 meters of ice covering Antarctica’s frozen Lake Enigma. A ...

which feeds the lake through a hidden underground pathway. Whoa, did you hear this? 🌊 Life found chilling under Antarctica’s frozen Lake Enigma! Once thought to be barren, turns out it has a tiny but ...

During an expedition to Antarctica from November 2019 to January 2020, researchers surveyed the lake with ground-penetrating radar and detected at least 40 feet (12 meters) of liquid water under ...

Antarctica is home to a peak shaped like a perfect pyramid — but contrary to what conspiracy theorists say, the mountain's ...

Beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet lies ... like Mount Erebus with its perpetual lava lake, stand proudly above the surface. Others lurk unseen, buried deep under the ice. For decades, these ...

Further analysis could help test some previous theories about the behavior of refrozen ice under the Antarctic ice sheet and reveal more about East Antarctica’s glacial history. Importantly ...

An ancient hidden "world" has been uncovered deep beneath the thick ice of Antarctica. Named Lake Enigma, this lake is covered in ice year-round and holds secrets scientists have only recently ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Scientists thought that Lake Enigma in Antarctica was frozen from top to bottom. But, in 2019, they discovered that water existed 11 ...

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A living time capsule frozen in the depths of Lake Enigma in Antarctica contains a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the rest of the world since its surface permanently froze. Now, ...