Extremophiles are tiny microbes that are able to thrive in hot, salty and even acidic or gaseous environments that would kill other forms of life. Now scientists are using these hardy dwellers of the ...

Dale Andersen’s astrobiology research team is currently conducting groundbreaking studies at Lake Untersee, a unique location that offers insights into the potential for life beyond Earth. This ...

In 1956 at Oregon State University, nuclear researchers found that the bacterium D. radiodurans could withstand levels of radiation thousands of times what most animals can. The core of a nuclear ...

La Puna, a high-altitude plateau straddling Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile, is not for the faint of heart. Visitors must endure a 10-hour drive from the closest city, battle altitude sickness at ...

Most forms of life cannot survive extreme environmental conditions, like excessive temperatures. Likewise, the significant majority of species on our planet have a set lifespan and cannot exist past a ...

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A tiny amoeba has broken a pretty big record. The newly discovered species of single-celled organism can divide and reproduce at a piping hot 63 degrees Celsius (145 degrees Fahrenheit), higher than ...

Thousands of molecules of ribonucleic acid make salt-loving microbes known as "extremophiles" highly resistant to the phenomenon oxidative stress -- the uncontrollable production of unstable forms of ...

Microbes are masters of survival, having honed their remarkable adaptability over billions of years, enabling them to thrive from garden soil to hydrothermal vents. To better understand these ...

I recently wrote about the important idea that life deserves reverence, but not worship. This brings us to a fascinating array of critters that show the resilience of life. Enter: extremophiles. This ...