Researchers from McGill University have discovered microbes in a spring in Arctic Canada that has such unique conditions, it could allow for better understanding of the kind of life that may be possible on Mars. The researchers found the microbes in Lost Hammer Spring on Axel Heiberg Island in Canada’s Arctic territory of Nunavut. “It has these super stable conditions that are very extreme for life, not just for us, but also microbial life, which is what we find there,” she said. “There’s been methane detected in the atmosphere of Mars, and that’s of particular interest because that’s one of the things that both can be produced by the microbial life and consumed by microbial life for energy,” Magnuson said. “We know that a lot of these compounds are also present on Mars,” Magnuson said.

Source: CBC News July 02, 2022 02:52 UTC