Inside rooms designed to be among the most sterile places on Earth, scientists have just cataloged 26 forms of life that no ...

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Many microbes are extremophiles, capable of surviving conditions that would spell instant death for you and me. From deep-sea hydrothermal vents to boiling hot springs, these single-celled creatures ...

Image: A CU-Boulder-led team has discovered some rare, primitive microorganisms on high volcanoes in South America that may be fueled by drifting gases in the region rather than photosynthesis. (Image ...

This week, the National Science Foundation announced the award of a six-year, $22M grant to UC Santa Barbara under its biofoundries program for the establishment of the BioFoundry for Extreme and ...

The initiative focuses on the discovery and application of microbes to enhance carbon sequestration, protect and restore vital ecosystems, and transform CO 2 into sustainable products. "By placing ...

Beneath our feet, beyond the reach of sunlight, and buried in the most unforgiving corners of the planet, an unseen world thrives. Though these environments may seem desolate, and devoid of warmth, ...

Hyperthermophilic archaea are true survival experts. They thrive in boiling hot springs and deep-sea vents—environments lethal to nearly all other forms of life. Researchers at the German Archaea ...