If you were to cough or sneeze on one of the world's tallest peaks, there's a good chance your germs will linger there — for centuries.
If you were to cough or sneeze on one of the
, there's a good chance your germs will linger there — for centuries, a recent study from CU Boulder shows.The findings are shedding light on the hidden impacts of tourism on some of the world's most precious places. The study could also offer a better understanding of how resilient life is on Earth, and beyond.
The data suggests that extremely high-elevation environments could act as "deep-freeze collection points" for certain microbes, including human-borne contaminants "that may never leave once they arrive.
"We might find life on other planets and cold moons," said Schmidt. "We'll have to be careful to make sure we're not contaminating them with our own."
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