### [2012-12-12](/feed/2012/12/12/index.md)

##### United Kingdom
# A British research team launches a long-awaited project to hunt for life in Lake Ellsworth hidden beneath the ice-sheet in Antarctica. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20682647)

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