Matthew Holland receives funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Ineos Oxford Institute. A team of Romanian scientists drilled a 25-metre ice core from the ...

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Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of ...

A global study has uncovered a mysterious group of gut bacteria that shows up again and again in healthy people. Known as CAG-170, these microbes were found at lower levels in people with a range of ...

Trapped within the ice, microbes pulse with life. Researchers venture into dark caves and bitter cold, looking for resilient microorganisms and their vast bioactive potential. This group includes ...