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New Discovery: bacteria that live without light or oxygen under the Antarctic ice

New Discovery: bacteria that live without light or oxygen under the Antarctic ice

Discovered in an underground lake under the Taylor glacier in Antarctica is an unusual ecosystem where bacteria managed to live for millions of years without oxygen and in complete darkness at 10 º C below zero. The sea water was trapped under the glacier to form a lake that is about four miles long by 400 meters wide. It never froze due to the high [...]