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Microorganisms thrive in acidic environments despite harsh conditions. These microorganisms, known as acidophilic organisms, are found in places like Yellowstone’s hot springs, sulfuric acid caves, and…
Paleontologists report that fossils of a new species of vertebrate amphibian from the Triassic Jhelum Formation of Wyoming were preserved in torpedo-shaped burrows, waiting out the…
Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) to take high-resolution images of eight protoplanetary disks. sigma orionisa star cluster that is irradiated with strong ultraviolet…
Exoplanets that get too close to their parent stars are exposed to harsh environmentsNazarii_Neshcherenskyi/Shutterstock The distant Earth-sized planet orbits so close to its parent star that…
People living in the highlands of Papua New Guinea may benefit from having Denisovan DNAMichael Runkel/Danita Delimont/Getty Images/Gallo Images Roots Highland and lowland peoples of Papua…
With more than 5,500 exoplanets detected, the search for life is entering a new era. Astrobiologists from Cornell University and the University of Minnesota have used…
Some Bacillus bacteria can convert CO2 into rock in extreme environmentsDavid Marshall/Getty Images Bacteria found deep in a mine shaft in South Dakota could accelerate the…
