Life is suspected in Lake Vostok but not confirmed, as it could be as much as 500,000 years old the ice core drilling was halted two years ago about 300 feet short of the physical lake. bacterial material has been found in the ice above the lake however.
As we've come to call it, the America's Cup happens every four years, not three as stated. The race right now is the Louis Vuitton which may be thought of as the 'playoffs' - it will yield one challenger to the current holder of the "100 Guinea Cup." Eleven 'syndicates' (representing eight countries) will compete against each other with nineteen boats.
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Life is suspected in Lake Vostok but not confirmed, as it could be as much as 500,000 years old the ice core drilling was halted two years ago about 300 feet short of the physical lake. bacterial material has been found in the ice above the lake however.
As we've come to call it, the America's Cup happens every four years, not three as stated. The race right now is the Louis Vuitton which may be thought of as the 'playoffs' - it will yield one challenger to the current holder of the "100 Guinea Cup." Eleven 'syndicates' (representing eight countries) will compete against each other with nineteen boats.