An Arctic island that has yielded sensational fossils—reportedly from “missing link” fish that could walk—is now grabbing scientists’ attention for another reason.
Yellowish snow as a result of a discharge of sulfur springs in Ellesmere Island. (Courtesy Geological Survey of Canada)
Parts of Ellesmere Island may resemble the landscape of a distant moon that conceivably harbors life, researchers say.
If so, a study of the territory might turn up clues to how life originates on other planets.Four researchers from the University of Calgary in Canada plan to spend two weeks this summer studying a sulfur-spewing spring at the island.
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