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Extremophiles

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    Live Tiny, Die Never: Behold the Toughest Animal on Earth

    • By David P. Barash
    Extremophiles raise the prospect that perhaps life first emerged in what we—sunny children of a relatively easy, superficially life-friendly environment—have until recently considered impossible conditions.Photograph by Nicole Ottawa & Oliver Meckes / Eye of Science / Science Source Images Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . With global climate change, […]
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    The Few Tough Species That Survive the Rigors of Nothingness

    • By Manasi Vaidya
    The Expose-R module attaches to the ISS and holds samples in the harsh conditions of space.NASA Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In the 1800s, scientists imagined that life was brought to Earth by a rock that had been knocked off of a distant, life-filled planet. Now, over 100 […]
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