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- University of Queensland scientists uncover an 'explosion' of new life forms Fri, 15 Sep 17, 8:32pmThe Tree of Life just got bigger. University of Queensland scientists found thousands of organisms that don't into any known phylum. They acquired 7,280 bacterial genomes and 623 archaeal genomes, raising the number of known...
- Scientists Confirm Life Under Antarctic Ice for the First Time Fri, 22 Aug 14, 1:00amEveryone knows that without sunlight and air, life can’t survive, right? Wrong. Scientists have long suspected that life may be humming along in some of the world’s least hospitable environments - like underneath the...
- Scientists Confirm Life Under the Inhospitable Antarctic Ice for the First Time Thu, 21 Aug 14, 8:00pmEveryone knows that without sunlight and wind, life can’t survive, right? Wrong. Scientists have long suspected that life may be humming along in some of the world’s least hospitable environments, like underneath the...
- Methane-Producing Bacteria May Have Caused Earth’s Largest Mass Extinction Wed, 2 Apr 14, 6:08amScientists have identified five mass extinctions over the course of the Earth's history. While many are familiar with the cataclysmic event that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, the most dramatic die-off happened...