Scientists are discovering interconnected geothermal caverns in Antarctica with DNA sequences that can’t be fully identified. Temperatures around 77 degrees F., hollowed out by subglacial volcanic steam & warm enough for just a t-shirt. It is unknown how many or where more cave systems may be.

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[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This could be what Obama and the Pope went down to Antarctica to see. They all went there around the same time a couple years ago.

I always wondered if it was an artifact or something, they'd take it to them. So I always wondered why these hyper-elite people would take the journey and risk to go all the way down there. But if there's giant warm caves, that would actually make perfect sense.

[–]sarcasm_bonus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Along with the flora & fauna I'm guessing they're also finding all sorts of microorganisms. I would be concerned about discovering new bacteria or viruses down there, potentially scary stuff.