Could life have survived the “Snowball Earth” ice ages in meltwater ponds near the equator?
A new Antarctic study finds diverse microbial life in ephemeral ponds on the McMurdo Ice Shelf — offering clues to how early eukaryotes endured one of the coldest chapters in Earth’s history.
How early life could have survived the "Snowball Earth" phases | Polar Journal
While the Earth endured icy millions of years, early life may have survived near the equator, according to a new study of microorganisms in Antarctic meltwater ponds.
