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 research team collected and analyzed soil samples from different regions of the Antarctic Peninsula, which revealed a wide diversity of microorganisms. Photo: University of Chile The soils and ice of the polar regions are still home to numerous previously...