News tagged with hot springs

Cold case: Siberian hot springs reveal ancient ecology (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Exotic bacteria that do not rely on oxygen may have played an important role in determining the composition of Earth's early atmosphere, according to a theory that UChicago researcher Albert ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hot springs microbe yields record-breaking, heat-tolerant enzyme

Bioprospectors from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found a microbe in a Nevada hot spring that happily eats plant material – cellulose – ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

World's most extreme deep-sea vents revealed

Scientists have revealed details of the world's most extreme deep-sea volcanic vents, 5 kilometres down in a rift in the Caribbean seafloor.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover new eruption at undersea volcano, after successfully forecasting the event

A team of scientists just discovered a new eruption of Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located about 250 miles off the Oregon coast – and one of the most active and intensely studied seamounts in ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Bacteria from hot springs reveal clues to evolution of early life and to unlock biofuels' potential

A bacteria that lives in hot springs in Japan may help solve one of the mysteries of the early evolution of complex organisms, according to a study publishing next week in PLoS Biology. It may also be the key to 21st centur ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Thermophiles lurking in your basement

Ever wondered what exotic life forms may be lurking in the dark, hidden corners of your home? Scientists wonder too. Studies have shown that our modern plumbing systems provide sanctuary to a menagerie of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Going to extremes to find greener chemicals

Next time you watch a TV program that cracks a crime using DNA evidence, tip your hat to the microbe that makes it all possible.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New species of archaeon named after ASU professor

A recent manuscript published in The Archives of Microbiology documents the discovery of a hyperthermophilic archaeon in Yellowstone National Park. It is proposed that this archaeon be named in honor of pro ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Evidence of ancient hot springs on Mars detailed

New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2009 -Data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) suggest the discovery of ancient springs in the Vernal Crater, sites where life forms may have evolved on Mars, according to a report in ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0