An island that was once a refuge for sailors in stormy weather is said to contain microorganisms of medical interest. Image from left to right: Camille Lin, Sentinel-2 / Copernicus In laboratory tests in Brazil, filamentous fungi from Deception Island (Antarctica)...
Given the rapid warming in the Arctic, the days of permafrost soils such as here on Svalbard seem numbered. Dormant within them are countless microorganisms, including potential pathogens that can be released as the soils thaw. (Photo: Julia Hager) Thawing permafrost...
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest in Antarctica and covers an ocean area of about 500,000 square kilometers. Photo: Dr. Michael Wenger The waters beneath the numerous ice shelves extending from the Antarctic continent into the Southern Ocean are even more hostile to...
Sampling in the Transantarctic Mountains near the Shackleton Glacier where the soil is extremely dry, cold and salty. Conditions where even microorganisms reach their limits. Photo: Noah Fierer While traces of life are being searched for on Mars, researchers have...
