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Giant viruses are infecting algae in a floating lake in the Arctic
By Patrick Pester published
Giant viruses infect tiny algae in a rare epishelf lake in the Arctic Ocean that's one of the last of its kind.

Submerged human corpses rise from drought-stricken Lake Mead
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
More than a decade of drought recently revealed long-submerged bodies in the depths of Lake Mead, a vast reservoir in Las Vegas.

Viral video captures fish tumbling from planes in Utah
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Utah wildlife officials have restocked lakes in this way since the 1950s.

Cause of mysterious bald eagle deaths found after 25 years
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have finally solved a 25-year-old mystery surrounding a neurodegenerative disease killing bald eagles and other lake animals in the U.S.

Lakes beneath the Antarctic ice could be teeming with microbial life
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Heat from the Earth's interior may help sustain life in this bizarre environment.

13-year-old dies of rare 'brain-eating' amoeba after swimming in Florida lake
By Rachael Rettner published
Infections with this organism are almost universally fatal, with less than a 3% survival rate.

What's causing mysterious 'ice rings' to form in the world's deepest lake?
By Laura Geggel published
Eddies under the ice appear to be causing these mysterious rings on Lake Baikal.

Strange 'Martian' Mineral Mounds Rise Up from Utah's Great Salt Lake
By Tom Metcalfe published
Rare mounds of a crystalline mineral have emerged above the surface of Utah's Great Salt Lake, where they're expected to remain just a few months before disappearing again.
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