I JUST HOPE THERE’S NOT A “BLUE HADES” COLONY DOWN THERE OR SOMETHING: Scientists Race To Breach Antarctica’s Lake Vostok. “Russian scientists are set to pierce through Antarctica’s frozen surface to reveal the secrets of an icebound lake that has been sealed deep there for the past 15 million years.” Admit it, it sounds just like a thousand horror-movie setups.

UPDATE: Reader Russ Hochstetler writes: “Let’s hope this isn’t the start of ‘A Colder War’.” Yeah, I was kinda feeling a Stross vibe in that news story.