Read more scientific expedition stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/43708/scientific-expedition.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 03:58:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/130680/scientists-hunt-for-life-in-buried-antarctic-lake.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=845142&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20111011133008' border='0' />A team of British scientists begins a trek to Antarctica this week for an expedition that hopes to discover new life forms lurking in a lake that’s been untouched for a million years. The lake is buried under about two miles of ice, but its water is still liquid thanks...Scientists plant a drill into the ice in Antarctica in this file photo.http://www.newser.com/story/130680/scientists-hunt-for-life-in-buried-antarctic-lake.htmlTue, 11 Oct 2011 13:30:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68784/giant-rat-found-in-lost-volcano.htmlMary Papenfuss<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=290919&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331214621' border='0' />A new species of giant rat with no fear of humans has been discovered in a volcanic crater deep in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. It's the same kind of rat "you find in city sewers"—except it's 32 inches long, said a scientist traveling with a BBC film...The Bosavi woolly rat has been found in a volcanic crater in Papua New Guinea by an international scientific expedition accompanied by a BBC film crew.http://www.newser.com/story/68784/giant-rat-found-in-lost-volcano.htmlMon, 07 Sep 2009 11:01:21 CDT