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Lake Ellsworth

@Lake_Ellsworth

Extraordinary mission to drill into an ancient lake buried under 3km of Antarctic ice. Follow as we search for life & unlock secrets in the lake bed sediments.

 Antarctica
ellsworth.org.uk
Joined June 2011
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ice2sea@ice2seaEU5 Apr 2013
Dear ALL! Come to our public talk: From Ice to High Seas: Future sea-level rise and its impact on London. 7pm, May 16 at Royal Institution.
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New Scientist
@newscientist14 Jan 2013
Lake Ellsworth discoverer explains why he had to stop a hunt for ancient #Antarctic life bit.ly/ZOIVGi
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Departure and the end... but not forever! ellsworthlive.org.uk/
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Thank you all for your messages of support. It means a great deal to the team not only on the ice, but everyone involved in the consortium!
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Sadly, drilling has been halted at Lake Ellsworth - read more at ellsworthlive.org.uk
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The probe has now been named...to see what it's called, go to ellsworthlive.org.uk and watch PI Martin Siegert's @ggmjs video
Check out Dr David Pearce talking about the drilling probe at ellsworthlive.org.uk
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Inside the toilet tent...an alien visitor...and more snow shovelling... all at ellsworthlive.org.uk
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Awesome interactive map of the camp at Lake Ellsworth via @davidshukmanbbc Check it out! bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Lake Ellsworth: Mission to the Antarctic's lost world

Lake Ellsworth: Mission to the Antarctic's lost world

Multimedia graphic of the British Lake Ellsworth mission to search for life deep beneath the Antarctic ice.

bbc.co.uk
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Race Is On to Find Life Under Antarctic Ice news.nationalgeographic.com/… Via @NatGeo with @ggmjs
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A break in snow shovelling duties... ellsworthlive.org.uk
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Video update from the Lake Ellsworth Principal Investigator @ggmjs ellsworthlive.org.uk
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Technical issues halt drilling: ellsworthlive.org.uk We will continue to keep you posted & thank you all for your messages of suuport!
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Hot-water drilling has been halted on site - see ellsworthlive.org.uk for a brief update and all future updates...we'll keep you all posted!
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What does 24 hour daylight look like at the Lake Ellsworth drilling site in #Antarctica? This... ellsworthlive.org.uk/
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The drilling begins...latest pics here! ellsworthlive.org.uk/
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Thomas Moore@SkyNewsThomas13 Dec 2012
Drilling @Lake_Ellsworth begins - 2 miles to go. First photo - in the #Antarctic sunshine #skynews #ellsworth
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NOC engineer Ed Waugh being interviewed by Richard Bacon on BBC Radio 5, live from @Lake_Ellsworth in Antarctica
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PHOTO ALBUM: Our latest & favourite #photos direct from the deep field team at Lake Ellsworth facebook.com/LakeEllsworth
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David Shukman@DavidShukman13 Dec 2012
Drilling begins at ancient lake hidden beneath ice-sheet in #Antarctica - video report on @Lake_Ellsworth bbc.in/TapK8L
Antarctic 'lost world' to be explored

Antarctic 'lost world' to be explored

A British research team in Antarctica has launched a long-awaited project to hunt for life in a lake hidden beneath the ice-sheet.

bbc.co.uk
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