A new study by researchers at Portland State University and the University of Wisconsin finds that a rich diversity of microorganisms live in interdependent communities in high-temperature geothermal environments in […]
Microbiology & Virology
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Away Team Update: DLR TRIPLE-IceCraft Expedition To Antarctica Part 3
The seventh day of our Antarctic expedition to test the TRIPLE-IceCraft melting probe begins for me and all the new arrivals in our segregated living area: our joint COVID-19 test […]
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Away Team Update: DLR TRIPLE-IceCraft Expedition To Antarctica Part 2
At the time of our arrival at Neumayer Station III. Technically it is morning, but the long journey has messed up my internal clock.
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Away Team Update: DLR TRIPLE-IceCraft Expedition To Antarctica Part 1
Some regions on Earth are as mysterious as distant celestial bodies – but equally explored. These include subglacial lakes in Antarctica. These lakes lie under a permanent layer of ice, […]
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12 Exotic Bacteria Found To Passively Collect Rare Earth Elements From Wastewater
Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 chemically similar metals, which got their name because they typically occur at low concentrations (between 0.5 and 67 parts per million) […]
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Removing Traces of Life in Lab Helps NASA Scientists Study Its Origins
In the Origins and Habitability Lab at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, you can find a world in a test tube – specifically, a simplified simulation of early Earth.
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2022 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station
The 2022 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is now available. Read about the pioneering discoveries made in life and physical sciences, human health, and new technologies […]
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Tricorder Tech: High-voltage Cryo-electron Microscopy Reveals Tiny Secrets Of Giant Viruses
Despite their name, giant viruses are difficult to visualize in detail. They are too big for conventional electron microscopy, yet too small for optical microscopy used to study larger specimens. […]
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Deep-sea Black Carbon Comes From Hydrothermal Vents
Hydrothermal vents have been identified as a previously undiscovered source of dissolved black carbon in the oceans, furthering the understanding of the role of oceans as a carbon sink.
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Geography And Environmental Pressure Are Predictive Of Class-specific Radioresistance In Black Fungi
Black fungi are among the most resistant organisms to ionizing radiation on Earth.