Lake Vostok is a giant lake in Antarctica that is ... Researchers think that further studying them could provide clues about life on other planets and moons, including Jupiter's icy moon Europa.

Lake Vostok has been undisturbed for 15 million years. It's a cold, dark place with virtually no nutrients or organic carbon, similar to the expected environment on Jupiter’s moon Europa.

More than 100 years ago explorers raced to discover the South Pole Now scientists are racing to discover the secret subterranean world of rivers and lakes buried miles beneath it In 1974 ...