extremophiles

🌌 There May Be Bacteria Capable of Living in Venus’ Atmosphere For years, the search for extraterrestrial life focused mainly on Mars and other relatively habitable worlds. But recent theories suggest that Venus—one of the hottest and most hostile planets…

🌋 Life in Boiling Sulfur Pools: The Extreme World of Deep-Sea Extremophiles Does life require oxygen, mild temperatures, and sunlight? Surprisingly, the answer is no. Some organisms can survive—and even thrive—in environments so harsh that they would kill most known…