Russia's Vostok Base in Antarctica has opened a new winter complex, the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies (AARI) said in a statement: ”A new winter complex has been put into operation at ...

Lake Vostok is a giant lake in Antarctica that is similar in size to North America's Lake Ontario. But unlike Lake Ontario, Lake Vostok sits beneath more than 2 miles (3 kilometers) of wind-blown ...

Lake Vostok has been undisturbed for 15 million years. It's a cold, dark place with virtually no nutrients or organic carbon, similar to the expected environment on Jupiter’s moon Europa.

More than 100 years ago explorers raced to discover the South Pole Now scientists are racing to discover the secret subterranean world of rivers and lakes buried miles beneath it In 1974 ...

MOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has handed down instructions to deliver the modules of the Vostok research station’s winter complex to Antarctica in 2021. According to ...

Current local time in Vostok (Antarctica/Vostok timezone). Get information about the Antarctica/Vostok time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) ...

Construction is scheduled to be completed in December 2028, and the ship will sail to Antarctica in early 2029. In addition, research into the Arctic's natural environment is continuing, and the ...

Research into ice samples from Lake Vostok, the largest subglacial lake in the Antarctic, can help scientists discover some unknown forms of bacterial life MOSCOW, February 6. /TASS/. Research ...