Signs of life in the Antarctic underground lake

The first signs of life were discovered in water samples taken from the lake under the Antarctic thick ice surface.

Green light emitting cells that are dyed with DNA sensitivity can be seen clearly when experts observe water taken from Lake Whillans under a microscope.

'This is the first evidence that there is life in an underground lake under the ice in Antarctica,' said science journalist Douglas Fox in The Crux.

Laptop screen shows the hole in the ice hole to Lake Whillans - (Photo: Antarctic Sun)

Earlier, on January 28, US scientists announced that they had successfully drilled into Lake Whillans, at a depth of nearly 1km, in the west of Antarctica.

The study of Lake Whillans and other submerged lakes can reveal Antarctic climate history, as well as long-term interaction between ice and water and rock beneath.

The discovery of life forms here can open a new frontier for biologists, paving the way for future space missions to study Jupiter and Saturn, which exist similar challenges. self.