Earth Analog for Martian Subsurface Contains Life

Researchers working in the high Arctic region of Canada have discovered a spring that hosts a thriving microbial community.

IMAGE: Prof. Lyle Whyte, Canada Research Chair, sampling the Lost Hammer Spring in northern Canada. CREDIT: Lyle Whyte

Researchers from McGill University working in the high Arctic region of Canada have discovered a spring that hosts a thriving microbial community. The Lost Hammer Spring is a…