Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular organisms. When Earth entered a deep freeze, where did life manage to survive? According to scientists at MIT, one possible refuge was meltwater pools scattered across the planet’s icy surface. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers suggest that […]



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MIT scientists propose that meltwater pools on Earth’s icy surface during a deep freeze acted as refuges for early multicellular organisms. These pools, akin to modern-day Antarctic ponds teeming with life, provided a haven for life to persist when much of the planet was frozen. Published in Nature Communications, their study suggests these icy oases played a critical role in the survival and potential evolution of early life forms during periods of extreme cold.

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