Extreme Survival News
May 2, 2024
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Apr. 8, 2024 Scientists describe a new mechanism impacting the phage-bacterial arms race, a nanosized epibiotic parasite, TM7x, which helps its host bacterium (a Schaalia odontolytica strain called XH001) achieve ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall -- how do desert soil bacteria manage to survive such harsh conditions? This long-debated question has now been answered by microbiologists. The study reveals that desert soil bacteria are ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Researchers have discovered that tardigrades -- microscopic animals famed for surviving harsh extremes -- have an unusual response to ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Oceanographers have shown for the first time the important role of the 'mixing down' of oxygen in maintaining healthy conditions in the deep ...
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Apr. 1, 2024 Researchers have refined an innovative method for measuring the activity level of microbes and linking that to their individual genetic code, providing new insights into the microbial communities ...
Apr. 4, 2024 A study shows that sea anemones that react more slowly to change can survive a heatwave better than individuals that change their behavior ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A new study finds that UCYN-A, a species of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, may be evolving organelle-like ...
Apr. 2, 2024 The oldest trees in the forest help to prevent the disappearance of endangered species in the natural environment, according to a new study. This is the case of the wolf lichen -- threatened ...
Mar. 27, 2024 This unusual, subterranean mammal with extreme longevity shows genetic adaptations to low oxygen environments which could offer opportunities for ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic ...
Mar. 20, 2024 To 'breathe' in an environment without oxygen, bacteria in the ground beneath our feet depend upon a single family of proteins to transfer excess electrons, produced during the 'burning' of ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Some soil bacteria can acquire sets of genes that enable them to pump the heavy metal nickel out of their systems, a study has found. This enables ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Everything is everywhere -- under certain conditions microbial communities can grow and thrive, even in places that are seemingly uninhabitable. This is the case at inactive hydrothermal vents on the ...
Earlier Headlines
Mar. 13, 2024 Biologists announce the discovery of numerous species of roundworm in the highly saline waters of Great Salt Lake, the vast terminal lake in northwestern Utah that supports millions of migratory ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Marine heat waves in the northeast Pacific Ocean create ongoing and complex disruptions of the ocean food web that may benefit some species but threaten the future of many others, a new study has ...
Mar. 6, 2024 Marine biologists have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm living near a methane seep some 50 kilometers (30 miles) off the Pacific coast of Costa ...
Feb. 29, 2024 On a research cruise focused on marine mammals and seabirds, scientists earned an unexpected bonus: The first-ever documented sighting of a hoary bat flying over the open ...
Feb. 28, 2024 African apes are already being exposed to climate change impacts, and will experience extreme events such as wildfires, heatwaves and flooding more frequently in the next 30 years, according to a new ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Researchers questioned if coordinated group movements by animals moving through a fluid could reduce the energy cost of locomotion. By combining biomechanics and bioenergetics the researchers found ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Researchers analyzed archival samples of bacteria and archaea populations taken from the Beaufort Sea, bordering northwest Canada and Alaska. The samples were collected between 2004 and 2012, a ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis. Interestingly, certain species can photosynthesize even in environments with low-calcium levels. Using ...
Feb. 15, 2024 Scientists may have figured out why some people have trouble digesting sorbitol, a sugar alcohol used in sugar-free gum, mints, candy and other ...
Feb. 15, 2024 Researchers found that the oral bacterium Streptococcus gordonii activates another bacterial species, Fusobacterium nucleatum, to produce large quantities of methyl mercaptan, a compound responsible ...
Feb. 13, 2024 Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery shedding light on the intricate play between legume plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Their study details the crucial role played by ...
Feb. 6, 2024 New research reveals that denser, and more sheltered, kelp forests can withstand serious stressors amid warming ocean ...
Feb. 1, 2024 Scientists developed a new method to map exactly how a fungus works with leafcutter ants in a complex microbial community to degrade plant material at the molecular level. The team's insights ...
Jan. 29, 2024 Researchers showed that biofilm formation can be controlled with laser light in the form of optical traps. The findings could allow scientists to harness biofilms for various bioengineering ...
Jan. 25, 2024 Hydrothermal vents and manganese nodule fields in the deep oceans contain more biodiversity than ...
Jan. 24, 2024 The brown bear is one of the largest living terrestrial carnivores, and is widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. Unlike many other large carnivores that went extinct at the end of the ...
Jan. 18, 2024 A flagship seven-year study that explores how environmental stresses influence different ecological processes shaping the composition and structure of microbial communities in groundwater has now ...
Jan. 12, 2024 A research team investigated how the emergence of the first living systems from inert geological materials happened on the Earth, more than 3.5 billion years ago. Scientists found that by mixing ...
Jan. 13, 2024 In a new study, researchers have discovered how a system of proteins, called TamAB, helps Salmonella survive under the harsh conditions inside ...
Jan. 11, 2024 Researchers have identified a 3D fragment of fossilized skin that is at least 21 million years than previously described skin fossils. The skin, which belonged to an early species of Paleozoic ...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- With Discovery of Roundworms, Great Salt Lake's Imperiled Ecosystem Gets More Interesting
- Marine Heat Waves Disrupt the Ocean Food Web in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
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- Unlocking the Energetic Secrets of Collective Animal Movement: How Group Behavior Reduces Energy Costs in Fish
- Decline in Microbial Genetic Richness in the Western Arctic Ocean
- Photosynthetic Mechanism of Purple Sulfur Bacterium Adapted to Low-Calcium Environments
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Do Sugar-Free Candy and Gum Give You Gas? Researchers Think They Know Why
- When It Comes to Bad Breath, Some Bacterial Interactions Really Stink
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- A Spectrum of Possibilities: Insights Into the Evolution of Far-Red Light Photosynthesis
- Minimalist or Maximalist? The Life of a Microbe a Mile Underground
Monday, November 27, 2023
- Deoxygenation Levels Similar to Today's Played a Major Role in Marine Extinctions During Major Past Climate Change Event
- Vampire Bats Make Northward Flight Seeking Stable Climates
- Scientists Find Both Potential Threats and Promising Resources in the Thriving Colonies of Bacteria and Fungi on Ocean Plastic Trash
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
- Deep-Sea Mining and Warming Trigger Stress in a Midwater Jellies
- Bacteria Store Memories and Pass Them on for Generations
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- Oxygen Charge for Battling Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
- World's Deepest Coral Calcification Rates Measured Off Hawaiian Islands
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- How a Drought Affects Trees Depends on What's Been Holding Them Back
- Microorganisms' Climate Adaptation Can Slow Down Global Warming
Thursday, May 11, 2023
- Global Warming Puts Whales in the Southern Ocean on a Diet
- Bacteria: Radioactive Elements Replace Essential Rare Earth Metals
- Hammerhead Sharks Hold Their Breath on Deep Water Hunts to Stay Warm
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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- Dairy Foods Helped Ancient Tibetans Thrive in One of Earth's Most Inhospitable Environments
- Dancing in the Mud: Cut Cable Puts an End to Bacterial Party
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- Researcher Discovers Threshold That Triggers Drought Response in Forests
- First Stem Cells from a Bat Species Known to Harbor SARS-CoV-2 Could Shed Light on Virus Survival and Molecular Adaptability