Indeed, an ocean, a tide of lost ancestors, a bitter benediction of the waters dividing the old life and the new.

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They have also reported the discovery of microbial life in the lake waters.

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"With safety of life paramount in these remote waters, our survey work will ensure that tourists can safely visit the pristine environment and witness the abundance of wildlife, " he said.

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Forty-eight years ago, King wrote part of his eulogy in Saunders' wooden boat deep in the Bimini mangroves, a winding swamp of thick bushes and trees where 100 species of fish and marine life fill the murky waters.

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Finding microbes in the frigid, dark waters of the lake could help scientists better understand the origins of life on our own planet and the potential environments in which it could arise on other planets.

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"The dispersant is moving the oil down out of the surface and into the deeper waters, where it can affect phytoplankton and other marine life, " said John Paul, a marine microbiologist at the University of South Florida.

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Inside Sackey and Voyce, centres Fraser Waters and Josh Lewsey and fly-half Alex King were equally belligerent, squeezing the life out of Leicester.

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It is worth spending a long part of any day in front of it, watching it transform and be transformed by the human life that pulses around it and its waters.

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