Nevertheless, life finds a way here; more than 800 hardy species of plants ... The largest of these, locked beneath East Antarctica, is Lake Vostok, covering an expanse of 4,826 square miles (12,500sq ...

suggesting that Lake Vostok may harbor life adapted to its unique environment. The potential for life in such extreme conditions has also fueled some speculation — and perhaps hope — that life could ...

Kazakhstan is a huge country and a bus ride from Almaty to Astana will take you 20 hours. The train is only a few hours quicker. So, Karaganda makes for a natural stopping point along the way for the ...

Large soda lakes - those without natural runoff - could have built and sustained extremely high concentrations of phosphorus.

Along with nitrogen and carbon, phosphorus is an essential element for life on Earth. It is a central component of molecules ...

Winter brought a colder and icier season to the Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie, which saw a near-complete ice cover in ...

Freshwater ecosystems require adequate oxygen levels to sustain aerobic life and maintain healthy biological communities.

Oxygen is crucial for aquatic life to thrive. But levels of dissolved oxygen have declined in many watery environments, ...