Lost World reached; Russia finally drills 20 million year old lake

[Chase]

After 30 years spent drilling through a four-kilometer-thick ice crust, researchers have finally broken through to a unique subglacial lake. Scientists are set to reveal its 20-million-year-old secrets, and imitate a quest to discover ET life.

The Vostok project breathes an air of mystery and operates at the frontiers of human knowledge. The lake is one of the major discoveries in modern geography; drilling operations at such depths are unprecedented; never before has a geological project required such subtle technologies.

The main inspiration for the project – the Russian scientist who posited the lake’s existence – died just six months before the moment of contact with the lake’s surface. Now, the whole world is looking to Lake Vostok for crucial data which might help to predict climate change....

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They won't be able to take a sample until late 2012. Ancient lake near Australia? Isn't this how they woke up Cthulhu?

 

[perdition(troy]

Well it was nice knowing you guys, we're all dead now. Side note, this is really cool.

 

[Monty 4.0]

Maybe they found my keys....

 

[Javery]

Nothing good can come of this.

 

[Strell]

Geez, I hope they bought the lake dinner first.

 

[binici]

The aliens will be pissed!

 

[Clak]

Something about Russians disturbing a pristine water source doesn't fill me with confidence, especially when you consider their disregard for other areas like lake Baikal.

 

[Ink.So.Well.]

Well... at least we know EXACTLY who to blame when we're all enslaved or eradicated by a hostile alien race. Good money here is on a Locust invasion.

 

[plasticbathmonki]

We now know the plot to the next Pirahna movie.

 

[J7.]

Great way to bring an ancient virus to the surface that will end up killing us all.

 

[lokizz]

heres to hoping they release some evil super smart dinos from the past......or maybe aliens whod be forced to the bottom of the lake for their misdeeds.

 

[200STM]

*roll back the clock to the dawn of time and sing this song with me* Squee-

 

[WeaponX2099]

They found the Loch Ness Monster's summer home.

 

[dohdough]

The Mayans were right!!

 

[mitch079]

I bet that's where Jimmy Hoffa is.

 

[KaneRobot]

Dammit I still needed to play through Saints Row 2 AND 3.

 

[mitch079]

I'm still on the first one Kane. I'll be taking my backlog to the grave.

 

[KillerRamen]

I hope they find a tasty new fish to eat and not an ancient race of hyper intelligent killer penguins.

 

[Lyricsborn]

Aw crap

 

[GUNNM]

late 2012? december 2012ish?

 

[confoosious]

The only thing they're gonna find down there are some old liquor bottles.

 

[greenday0066]

Russia.. a lake.. water.. now if it was vodka id understand, but water?

 

[Trancendental]

This was basically how Cloverfield started.

 

[mitch079]

Now that's some high quality H2O