Press Coverage and News Statements
Regarding Subglacial Lake
Exploration

 

National Science Foundation's role in subglacial Antarctic lake exploration

NSF Fact Sheet: Lake Vostok

NSF Press Release: Bacteria May Thrive in Antarctic Lake, 9 December 1999

NSF Press Release: Water, Sediments in Ice-Bound Antarctic Lakes May Harbor Unique Microorganisms, Ecosystems, 5 December 2001

NSF Press Release: Researchers Describe Overall Water Balance in Subglacial Lake Vostok, 21 March 2002

NSF press conference of SALEGOS members discussing research at Lake Vostok, American Geophysical Union's Spring Meeting, 28 May 2002.

NSF Press Release: Three Nations Agree to Share Ice Core That May Yield Clues About Nature of Lake Vostok, 28 May 2002