Diana Northup can get extreme about extremophiles, microbes that thrive in environments that would terminate us humans in seconds flat. "We think we're superior beings, but these guys are really ...

Extremophiles: Life in Extreme Conditions Extremophiles are the superheroes of the microbial world. These organisms find a ...

Astrobiology is a multidisciplinary scientific field that seeks to understand the potential for life beyond Earth. It ...

Extremophiles are bacteria that live and thrive in inhospitable environments, including high-temperature, high-acidity and metal-rich environments. Residing in the previously unexplored Medano hot ...

Among them, unusual creatures that microbiologists call extremophiles, which have figured in significant scientific discoveries. Lightning strikes above the Fan and Mortar geysers in Yellowstone's ...

Usually, but not invariably, single celled organisms that can survive and thrive in what humans would consider extreme conditions – radioactive, low or high pressure, acidic or alkaline, very ...

Extremophile microalgae thrive across the cryosphere when temperatures are positive and sunlight available for photosynthesis. Under the right conditions, such snow- and glacier-algae create ...

For a long time, microbes like the ones in Yellowstone's hot springs were studied in isolation. Molecular ecologist Devaki ...

XTREAM aims to develop sustainable bioprocesses for fields like pharma and agriculture, building on discoveries from extreme ...