Researchers found nearly 10,000 species by analyzing water samples A researcher collects freshwater through a hole drilled into the ice covering Limnopolar Lake. Antarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse... [read full story]
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Antarctica's icy lakes have been discovered to house a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified. The finding could shed light on whether microbial life evolved independently in...
Like a modern, micro version of The Thing, Antarctica's icy lakes have been discovered to house a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified. The finding could shed light on...
A new scientific study conducted in the Antarctic has revealed that numerous species of viruses exist in the continent's lakes. Some of the new organisms were previously unknown, and researchers say that they are surprised to...
The aquatic ecosystems of Antarctica keep turning up surprises for scientists, who have found flourishing ecosystems comprised mostly of microorganisms. A new paper, published in Science , examined samples drawn from an...
It fascinates me how lifeforms evolve to exploit every ecological niche. Katherine Harmon for Scientific American : In the chilly depths of one of Antarctica’s freshwater lakes, a surprising number of novel viruses thrive....
Antarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified. "We are just starting to uncover the world of viruses, and this is changing the way we think...
Researchers found nearly 10,000 species by analyzing water samples A researcher collects freshwater through a hole drilled into the ice covering Limnopolar Lake. Antarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse...
In the chilly depths of one of Antarctica's freshwater lakes, a surprising number of novel viruses thrive. Researchers braved frigid temperatures to collect water samples from Lake Limnopolar, located on Livingston Island near...
Researchers collected water samples from Antarctica's Limnopolar Lake to figure out the diversity of viruses. "We are just starting to uncover the world of viruses, and this is changing the way we think about viruses and the...
