Research led by a University of Bristol Ph.D. student has revealed a host of thriving microscopic algae communities in snow and glaciers across one of the most remote locations on Earth. The study, which appears in ISME Communications and includes Dr. Emily Broadwell's intrepid polar and alpine adve ntures as part of her Ph.D. in physical geography, sheds surprising new light on how glacier ecosystems respond to rising global temperatures. ...read more read less