Ancient Algae Brought Back to Life After 7,000 Years
Imagine waking up after a 7,000-year nap—German scientists just pulled that off with algae. Trapped in the dark, oxygen-starved mud of the Baltic Sea, these cells were buried so deep they missed the rise and fall of empires. But once revived in the lab, they didn’t just survive—they started multiplying like nothing happened. This unlocks wild “time-jump” experiments to explore how the sea evolved over thousands of years.