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The crater and its extremely harsh lake, Laguna Caliente, dominated by a single genus of extremophile Acidiphilium bacteria

Space

Bacteria survive extremes that may have existed in ancient Mars lakes

Microorganisms have adapted to one of the harshest environments on Earth, a sulphurous and acidic lake that is considered an analogue to ancient lakes on Mars

News

Bubbles coming out of a cave in the pacific seabed, Japan.

Life

Microbes survive deep below the seafloor at temperatures up to 120°C

News

Hot water drilling

Environment

Remarkable trove of species found living beneath Antarctic ice shelf

News

MN6GWA iridescence on the surface of some soap bubbles illuminated from below

Life

How the shimmering secrets of iridescence could keep us cool

Features

A field of manganese nodules in deep-sea waters near Hawaii.

Environment

Race to start commercial deep-sea mining puts ecosystems at risk

Analysis

A C-shaped xenobot pushes along a cell to create a new clump of cells

Life

Living robots made from frog cells can replicate themselves in a dish

News

WHY haven't we heard from aliens? Nestled amongst the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System

Life

Why haven't we heard from aliens? There is a reason for the silence

Features

WHY is the universe just right? Spiral Galaxy in deep spcae, 3D illustration

Life

Why is the universe just right for life? Blame the multiverse

Features

WHY do we exist?

Life

Why do we exist? The meaning of life isn’t to be found in the stars

Features

Harold Clayton Urey

Life

Glass flask catalysed famous Miller-Urey origin-of-life experiment

The Miller-Urey experiment showed how precursor molecules for life can be generated from simple chemicals – now we know the glass flask holding the mixture catalysed the reaction

News

Life

Sea cucumber has modified genes to help it live on hydrothermal vents

News

Space

Maps of planetary nurseries will help the complex hunt for alien life

News

Space

Martian cave entrances may offer a life-friendly radiation shield

News

Life

Organic blobs built in lab may be small step towards synthetic life

News