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Russian scientists seeking Lake Vostok lost in frozen 'Land of the Lost'?
A group of Russian scientists plumbing the frozen Antarctic in search of a lake buried in ice for tens of millions of years have failed to respond to increasingly anxious U.S. colleagues -- and as the days creep by, the fate of the team remains unknown.We've all seen this movie. "No word from the ice for 5 days," Dr. John Priscu -- professor of ecology at Montana State University and head of a similar Antarctic exploration program -- told FoxNews The team from Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) have been drilling for weeks in an effort to reach isolated Lake Vostok, a vast, dark body of water hidden 13,000 ft. below the ice sheet's surface. The lake hasn't been exposed to air in more than 20 million years. Today's Rantburg Survey: You're a Russian scientist about to investigate a lake that's been buried under ice for 20 million years. The creature you least want to encounter is: a. A grotesque Antarctic monster that sucks your brains out through a straw. b. Donna Shalala. c. Paul Krugman. d. Janet Napolitano. e. Other (please explain.) Posted by: Matt 2012-02-04 |
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