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extremophiles

Deep sub-surface "microbial dark matter" hasn't evolved since Pangea

The ancient microbes have survived brutal conditions for millions of years and hit pause on evolution

Kristen Witte
Colorized micrograph of tardigrade

Colorized micrograph of tardigrade

Source photo: Goldstein lab  Flickr CC 2.0

Tardigrades glow bright to survive blasts of UV radiation

A fluorescent coat protects some species of tardigrade from lethal doses of UV radiation

Sree Rama Chaitanya

Extreme microbes survive the desert by dissolving rocks with acid

"...the thought about the desert dehydrating the rocks was not correct. It was actually the microbes dehydrating the rock"

Max G. Levy