Recent studies have shed light on the enigmatic world of deep-dwelling microbes and their significant impact on our planet. A study by Carla Grec, featured in the latest issue of WileyGlobal Environmental Microbiology, explores the microbial structures beneath Antarctica's Lake Untersee, which remains perpetually frozen. Another article, published by Carrillo et al. in PNAS, delves into the path-dependence of the Plio-Pleistocene glacial/interglacial cycles, uncovering the drivers behind a million-year-old glacial transition. Additionally, an NSF-funded study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth has found evidence of a mass extinction event over 500 million years ago, triggered by mountain-building activities, as indicated by fossils discovered in Antarctica. The study highlights how Earth's crust teems with subterranean life that we are only now beginning to understand. The findings were reported by Penn and include a photo by John Goodge.
Fire, ice and fossils!🔥🧊☠️ An #NSFfunded study, led by researchers @UMNDuluth, points to fossils from Antarctica as evidence for a mass extinction triggered by a mountain-building event that took place over 500 million years ago. https://t.co/q7TxELJPOV 📸: John Goodge https://t.co/H2GwohaNdz
The Mysterious, Deep-Dwelling Microbes That Sculpt Our Planet Earth’s crust teems with subterranean life that we are only now beginning to understand. @ferrisjabr writes @nytimes #MyGiftArticle https://t.co/3yNMBlAVXE
"Uncovering the drivers of a million-year-old glacial transition" | @Penn press release on our (Carrillo et al) new @PNASNews article exploring the surprising path-dependence of the Plio-Pleistocene glacial/interglacial cycles: https://t.co/Qvh8fLLfm1
Long but seriously fascinating article: The Mysterious, Deep-Dwelling Microbes That Sculpt Our Planet https://t.co/U3ZkCkX3gd
🇦🇶 ICYMI, the latest @WileyGlobal Environmental Microbiology features @carlagrec's study on the microbial structures beneath Antarctica's always-frozen-over Lake Untersee, which you might know from #FrozenPlanetII. Read the paper here: https://t.co/kHFqIVoVMK https://t.co/yCwldJFBRq