When These Researchers Dug A Hole In Antarctica, They Didn’t Expect to Discover This Ancient Lifeform

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Just a day after having a festive Christmas last 2018, a group of scientists are hard at work in the vastness of Antarctica. They’ve just completed the task of cutting a deep hole into the ice, extending down into the subglacial lake.

From there, they use their state-of-the-art equipment to take water samples. At this point, this was nothing but a routine procedure for them. But on this one particular day, they received the most surprising Christmas present.