Searched for
EXTREMOPHILES
Scientists Studying a Microscopic Creature Found Something Astonishing About Its SurvivalTardigrades, or water bears, are remarkably resilient creatures known for surviving extreme conditions like space vacuum, freezing, and deh...
The Deep Sea Has “Brine Pools” That Can Kill Fish InstantlyScientists have discovered alien-like brine pools deep beneath the ocean, forming dense, hypersaline lakes on the seafloor. These extreme e...
Shux in space: ISRO's Shubhanshu Shukla conducts bone, radiation, and microgravity experiments on ISSAstronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom-4 crew are actively engaged in scientific experiments on the ISS, focusing on bone degradation, r...
NASA acidentally discovers super bacteria that could survive on MarsIn a surprising discovery, NASA scientists found 26 new bacterial species in a JPL clean room, raising concerns about planetary contaminati...
Are there hidden secrets of life where Biblical 'Moses parted the sea'? Scientists reveal shocking detailsScientists found deep-sea 'death pools' in the Gulf of Aqaba. These pools host extremophile microbes and are devoid of oxygen. The discover...
What are the 'Gates of Hell' and why are tourists flocking to see this burning attraction that locals fear may close soon?Gates to Hell: The Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan, created by a Soviet exploratory team over 50 years ago, is a major tourist attractio...
Desi scientist's work on ‘extreme’ life key to decoding existence on MarsOver the past two years, there has been a lot of debate over the presence of “liquid water” on Mars. On September 28, a study in ‘Nature’ c...
Life may be evolving on nearest exoplanets: StudyAccording to the study, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, life already has survived this kind of ...
- A university helps conserve mountain economies facing climate brunt
Solan, Feb 23 (IANS) A research-based university near here in Himachal Pradesh is working for mountain people and its fragile biodiversity ...
- NASA plans to fight fungus to keep space travellers safe
Washington, July 11 (IANS) To keep space travellers safe, NASA researchers are taking steps to fight fungus as prolonged stay in closed hab...
Astronauts in Mars habitats may face fungal infection risk: NASA reportHuman presence in closed habitats is associated with changes in the composition of the fungal community - the mycobiome - that grows on sur...
NASA-funded company to produce oxygen on Mars using bacteriaThe organisms would use Mars' ample supply of regolith as fuel, and may even serve a dual purpose in removing nitrogen from the Martian soi...
As copper runs low, producers turn ideas to boost output of metalThe new technologies offer a wide range of creative, and sometimes cheaper, options to produce a metal used in air conditioners.