Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limits for motility in a eukaryotic cell | PNAS Despite periods of permanent darkness and extensive ice coverage in polar environments, photosynthetic ice diatoms display a remarkable capability ...

It’s #WeirdScienceSaturday
Still in bed in the campervan after Storm Amy has swept through, reading a paper about #diatoms that have been found living at -15C (5F) in #IceCores from the #Arctic.

Not just surviving but actively moving and living their lives!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...