Antarctica's Lake Enigma certainly lives up to its name. The permanently ice-covered lake, named for the peculiar cone of debris at its center, was until recently thought to be frozen solid.

Lake Vostok is the largest of 375 or so subglacial lakes in Antarctica. It is also the fourth deepest lake on Earth, with depths reaching 800 meters from the lake’s surface, itself covered by 2 miles ...

Some think the lake may hold micro-organisms in the sediment or bedrock, a discovery that would boost hopes that a similar find could be made on Europa. Categories: Health & Science , Antarctica .

Scientists found liquid water — and, surprisingly, life — at the bottom of a frozen Antarctic lake. The splendidly named Lake Enigma has an average temperature of -14°Celsius (6.8°Fahrenheit ...

Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem —Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic ...

The breakthrough—the first retrieval of fully intact liquid samples from a subglacial lake—caps a busy period of Antarctic research, ...

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions’ two new, shorter cruise routes to Antarctica from help travelers maximize their time on the White Continent ...

Its eerie red colour, ability to flow in freezing temperatures, and the resilient life forms within it make it one of ...

A team of Australian scientists are at the forefront of a groundbreaking mission to solve one of the planet's most pressing ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 60, No. 4 (2015), pp. 1139-1155 (17 pages) Lake Untersee, Antarctica, is a freshwater perennially ice covered lake bounded along its north by the Anuchin glacier. The ...

includes volcanic giants such as Mount Erebus and its iconic lava lake. But at least 100 less conspicuous volcanoes dot Antarctica, with many clustered along its western coast. Some of those ...