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Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air
- March 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, photosynthetic life such as plants, mosses and algae cannot make energy. But that's not to say all life stops.
Originally published at Phys.org