Microbes Found in Arctic Spring in Environments Possibly Similar to Mars

Scientists have managed to find signs of microbial life in one of the harshest spots on Earth, giving further hope that life may also be found in some of the unknown environments of space. In the depths of the Canadian Arctic, scientists managed to identify signs of life in the low-oxygen, super-salty waters of the Lost Hammer Spring. The water in the spring rises through 1,970 ft of permafrost in one of the coldest places on the Earth. The…