A petrifying virus key to evolution
Scientists are constantly discovering new species.
Evolution
Mar 26, 2019
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News tagged with hot springs
Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air globally
Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air worldwide instead of hitching rides with people and animals, according to Rutgers and other scientists. Their "air bridge" hypothesis could shed light on how harmful ...
Ecology
Mar 25, 2019
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New book by biochemist David Deamer explores the origins of life
In his new book, Assembling Life, David Deamer challenges the consensus that life began in the ocean and presents an alternative scenario, based on his research, in which life began in freshwater hot springs.
Evolution
Mar 15, 2019
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The expanding universe of methane metabolisms in archaea
Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key role in determining the composition of the Earth's atmosphere and regulating the global ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 05, 2019
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New key players in the methane cycle
Methane is not only a powerful greenhouse gas, but also a source of energy. Microorganisms therefore use it for their metabolism. They do so much more frequently and in more ways than was previously assumed, as revealed by ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 04, 2019
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Team discovers 'incredibly' diverse microbial community high in Yellowstone
More than 10 miles into the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, on the edge of the caldera, lives a high-elevation community so diverse that Montana State University scientists call it "incredible, unique and truly ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2019
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Structure of virus that infects bacteria in hot springs is revealed
Scientists have revealed the structure of a virus infecting bacteria that thrive in 160-degree hot springs in places like Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 04, 2019
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Extremophile microbes found in residential water heaters
Microbes that thrive in some of the most extreme places on Earth have discovered another cozy place to live—inside homes across the United States.
Earth Sciences
Jan 15, 2019
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Lab study adds credence to life arriving on Earth from asteroids theory
A team of researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center has found some evidence that adds credence to the theory that the basic ingredients for life came to Earth from asteroids. In their paper published in the journal Nature ...
A microbe's membrane helps it survive extreme environments
Within harsh environments like hot springs, volcanic craters and deep-sea hydrothermal vents – uninhabitable by most life forms – microscopic organisms are thriving. How? It's all in how they wrap themselves.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 05, 2018
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