Antarctica Discovery Changes Everything We Think We Know About Aliens

Antarctica Discovery Changes Everything We Think We Know About Aliens
A new micro-organism (not pictured) discovered in Antarctica can survive on trace chemicals in the air, and opens new vistas in the search for alien life. Composite by Tom Ozimek / CC0
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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A breakthrough scientific discovery in the Antarctic shows that life can survive on little more than thin air, challenging our most basic assumptions around extraterrestrial life.

A new study in Nature International Journal of Science provides evidence that certain chemicals found in air, what scientists call “atmospheric trace gases,” provide enough energy and nutrients for several newfound lifeforms to exist in Antarctica.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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