/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2491/all en /newsroom/channels/news/blueprint-life-forms-mars-339976 <p>The extremely salty, very cold, and almost oxygen-free environment under the permafrost of Lost Hammer Spring in Canada’s High Arctic is the one that most closely resembles certain areas on Mars. So, if you want to learn more about the kinds of life forms that could once have existed – or may still exist – on Mars, this is a good place to look. After much searching under extremely difficult conditions, 91ÉçÇø researchers have found microbes that have never been identified before.</p> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:11:48 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288211 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/water-mars-nasa-announcement-255675 <p> Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:22:40 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24495 at /newsroom