The Earth's cryosphere comprises those regions that are cold enough for water to turn into
ice. Recent findings show that the icy realms of polar oceans, glaciers and ice sheets are …

Microorganisms in cold ecosystems play a key ecological role in their natural habitats. Since
these ecosystems are especially sensitive to climate changes, as indicated by the worldwide …

Atmospheric deposition of mercury onto sea ice and circumpolar sea water provides
mercury for microbial methylation, and contributes to the bioaccumulation of the potent …

Snow algae are found in snowfields across cold regions of the planet, forming highly visible
red and green patches below and on the snow surface. In Antarctica, they contribute …

Snow and ice environments cover up to 21% of the Earth's surface. They have been
regarded as extreme environments because of their low temperatures, high UV irradiation …

The temperature is one of the most important factors determining the success of
bioremediation processes in marine environment. This study focused on the isolation and …

The Arctic is warming–fast. Microbes in the Arctic play pivotal roles in feedbacks that magnify
the impacts of Arctic change. Understanding the genome evolution, diversity and dynamics …

The diversity of bacteria present in surface snow around four Russian stations in Eastern
Antarctica was studied by high throughput sequencing of amplified 16S rRNA gene …

The yeasts that thrive in polar and subpolar areas have to be adapted to extreme
environments with low temperatures and the consequential desiccation due to freezing of …

Current models predict increases in High Arctic temperatures and precipitation that will have
profound impacts on the Arctic hydrological cycle, including enhanced glacial melt and …