1,25,000 year old Antarctic lake may hold clues to life

A team of British scientists and engineers will drill three kilometers through the ice in Antarctica to explore signs of life in a lake buried under the glacial surface. Scientists believe such lakes could give important clues to development on earth and the pattern of climate change in the region. The mission will use hot water to melt its way through the 3 kilometer thickness of ice to reach Lake Ellsworth. The buried lake has been isolated from the outside world for at least 1 lakh 25,000 years.