The odds of life on Mars are better after the discovery by Toronto researchers of microbes that manage to thrive under harsh Mars-like conditions in Antarctic soils.The surprise discovery, done on a shoestring budget, is expected to spur more microbe-hunting expeditions to Antarctic regions most like the frozen and dry parts of Mars, the nearest planetary neighbour to Earth.Scientists said the discovery should also help pinpoint the best landing site for a robotic space explorer tentatively scheduled to seek answers by digging into the Mars surface before the end of the decade.
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