How life endured the Snowball Earth: Evidence from Antarctic meltwater ponds

ScienceDaily
Jun 19, 2025, 9:08 am
During Earth's ancient Snowball periods, when the entire planet was wrapped in ice, life may have endured in tiny meltwater ponds on the surface of equatorial glaciers. MIT researchers discovered that these watery refuges could have supported complex eukaryotic life, serving as sanctuaries for survival amid…

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