Remember that lake the Russians found under Antarctica a decade or so ago? Damn Interesting gives us an update. It remains prinstine and untouched until scientists can figure out a way to get a robot in there, so we don’t know if it contains life (and if so, of what sort.) But there’s lots of clues.
The environment is remarkably similar to the dark and cold ocean below the surface of Jupiter’s ice moon Europa, so the discovery of life in Vostok could have interesting extraterrestrial implications. Due to the cold, the complete absence of sunlight, and the toxic levels of oxygen, many scientists are certain that Lake Vostok is sterile. That, however, would be a scientific first, since never before has a completely lifeless body of water been found on Earth.
Silly people. There’s life there. The only question is: can Dr. Hall stop the nuclear bomb from spreading it across the face of the globe and killing everybody?
