It was thought that complex cells couldn’t survive above a certain temperature, but a tiny amoeba has proven that assumption ...

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

Extremophiles, as their name suggests, are organisms that can live in extreme conditions, many of which are inhospitable for other terrestrial organisms. These fascinating organisms have been ...

In an unlikely twist, the creatures that thrive in some of the world’s harshest locations are also fans of just about every condition, and their abundance is good news for biotech on an industrial ...

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 ...

As we are all well aware, this is a fiercely debated topic. While there is convincing evidence which indicates that other planets could possibly harbor life, we still lack concrete evidence proving ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Many of them are tiny, all of them are tough, and they could be your most distant ancestors. True ...

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 ...

Never mind New York, New York. If you can make it in Antarctica’s dry valleys, you really can make it anywhere. These valleys are, of course, bitterly cold. There is no vegetation there. There is ...

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