Something’s Hiding Under Antarctica

In 1970, Soviet scientists began drilling deep into the Antarctic ice. They kept drilling for 28 years…

…until they reached almost 4,000 meters below the surface and suddenly stopped. Why? Because they discovered something incredible: liquid water hidden beneath the ice.

It was a secret lake, completely cut off from the outside world for around 15 million years.

How could a lake exist under all that ice? And could something actually be living there? Strange lifeforms evolving in total isolation for millions of years?

As scientists searched for more hidden lakes, they realized Antarctica is hiding far more beneath its frozen surface than anyone ever imagined.

“I needed to know the truth about Earth’s most remote continent. So I’ve come all the way to Antarctica to show you what’s really happening down below this ice. And exactly what they discovered when they finally broke inside…”