Buried lake could test life's limits

Scientists find some of Earth's coldest, saltiest water beneath metres of Antarctic ice.

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Doran, P. T., Fritsen, C. H, McKay, C. P., Priscu, J. C. & Adams, E. E. Formation and character of an ancient 19-m ice cover and underlying trapped brine in an 'ice-sealed' east Antarctica lake. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, published online, doi:10.1073/pnas.222680999 (2002).

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Philip Ball
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Ball, P. Buried lake could test life's limits. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news021216-3