You Wouldn't Believe What Scientists Found Frozen in Glaciers and Lakes

Ancient Bacteria

In sub-zero temperatures, bacteria doesn’t decompose as it does in standard temperatures. Currently, there are billions of strains of bacteria frozen into glaciers and ice caps that have possibly been around for hundreds of thousands, even millions of years. Scientists are just starting to discover just how life began on Earth by studying these ancient lifeforms. 

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