And this is sure to spark conspiracy theories about Atlantis, hidden Nazi bases and crashed alien spacecraft as there are fears for Antarctic 'alien' lake scientists - radio science just as they were expected to break through into Lake Vosktok! But it seems it's not true - there has not been any loss of contact with the Russian team. It's a typical, made-up, viral tabloid news story with no corroboration whatsoever. That won't stop the pureile speculation in some quarters though.