Russian Scientists Breach Antarctica's Lake Vostok—Confirmed

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 16:00 in Earth & Climate

Russian scientists have confirmed that they have breached the subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica—a first.

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