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Antarctic Lake Actually Two in One

Posted by michael on from the double-your-pleasure dept.

Scoria writes "USA Today reports: Scientists have discovered that Lake Vostok, a liquid freshwater lake which has been isolated from the world beneath 4 km of ice for approximately 500,000 years, contains two separate basins. They believe that the basins, which are divided by a ridge that limits water exchange, may host individual ecosystems that are home to ancient microbes."

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  1. So... by Lord+Kano · · Score: 0, Redundant

    when can I buy a bottle of this half million year old lake water at WalMart?

    LK

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