An international team of scientists led by microbiologists Marc Mussmann and Alexander Loy from the University of Vienna has discovered a new microbial metabolism: so-called MISO bacteria “breathe” iron minerals […]
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The Galactic Journey Of Our Solar System
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately […]
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Animal Life Discovered Below The Seafloor at Hydrothermal Vents
The discovery of animal life below the seafloor at hydrothermal vents in the East Pacific Rise is reported in a Nature Communications paper. The research sheds new light on the […]
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How Soil Microbes Survive In Harsh Desert Environments
Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall – how do desert soil bacteria manage to survive such harsh conditions?
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Stellar Winds Of Three Sun-like Stars Detected For The First Time
An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Vienna has for the first time directly detected stellar winds from three Sun-like stars by recording the X-ray […]
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Shedding light On The Origin Of Complex Life Forms
How did the complex organisms on Earth arise? This is one of the big open questions in biology.
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Growing Earth Bacteria On A Martian Meteorite
Early Mars is considered as an environment where life could possibly have existed. There was a time in the geological history of Mars when it could have been very similar […]
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How Extremophilic Bacteria Survive In Space For One Year
Since the dawn of space exploration, humankind has been fascinated by survival of terrestrial life in outer space. Outer space is a hostile environment for any form of life, but […]
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A Meteorite-loving Microorganism
Chemolithotrophic microorganisms derive their energy from inorganic sources. Research into the physiological processes of these organisms – which are grown on meteorite – provides new insights into the potential of […]
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Tungsten As Interstellar Microbial Radiation Shielding?
A boiling point of 5900 degrees Celsius and diamond-like hardness in combination with carbon: tungsten is the heaviest metal, yet has biological functions – especially in heat-loving microorganisms. A team […]