Even by Antarctic standards, the Lake Vostok research station is inhospitable. The outpost at the heart of the frozen continent holds the record for the lowest naturally occurring temperature ever ...

Russian researchers say they have brought up fresh samples of clear ice from Antarctica's Lake Vostok, a huge reservoir of freshwater more than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) beneath the surface. Subscribe ...

Several Russian news outlets are reporting that Russian scientists have successfully drilled to Antarctica's Lake Vostok, a massive liquid lake cut off from daylight for 14 million years and buried ...

A first analysis of ice pulled from the largest body of water buried beneath Antarctica has yielded nothing but pristine water, untouched in tens of millions of years. But that doesn’t mean the lake ...

Recently, a Russian research team reached the waters of Lake Vostok. Vostok is one of the largest lakes on Earth, but the body of water escaped attention for many years because it’s buried under ...

Researchers have discovered more than 3,500 distinct life forms in an Antarctic lake that was previously considered inhospitable. Buried beneath 3,700m -- more than two miles -- of ice, Lake Vostok is ...

A group of Russian scientists in Antarctica has succeeded in drilling to a lake buried two miles beneath the icy landmass, the state-run Russian news service Ria Novosti reported -- following a week ...

Have you ever heard of Lake Vostok? No, it is not a tony resort outside Moscow. In fact, no one has ever taken a vacation there. It is located under more than two miles of ice not far from the South ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

First off, some back story. This will end up as a mini-editorial, but some of you will find this very interesting. Lake Vostok is a large (10,000km2), presumably fresh water body located under some ...