New CIRES research has found that specific microbes in Antarctica's soils are endemic—located on the continent and nowhere else on Earth.
Source: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2026/09/03/antarctica-home-microbes-found-nowhere-else-earth
Antarctica is home to microbes found nowhere else on Earth
New CIRES research has found that specific microbes in Antarctica's soils are endemic—located on the continent and nowhere else on Earth.