All Extremophiles articles
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FeatureExtremophiles are rewriting the rules of life on Earth
Creatures that survive extreme conditions like mind-boggling temperatures and toxicity challenge how we define life. Bárbara Pinho finds out how it will impact how we search for life beyond Earth
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WebinarOne small step for microorganisms: what extremophiles on Earth can teach us about life on other planets
Learn how some of the tiniest organisms thrive in the harshest environments
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ResearchMeteorites show modern Mars’ subsurface has ingredients to support life
Terrestrial chemistry that sustains microbial life deep underground appears to be occurring on the Red Planet too
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ResearchNew family of peptides from extremophile show antibiotic promise
Scientists isolate salinipeptins from a bacterium living in America’s Dead Sea
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ReviewExhibition: Life at the Edges
The latest exhibition at Dublin’s Science Gallery explores life in the harshest environments, on Earth and beyond
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PodcastTaq Polymerase
Kat Arney reveals how high temperature bacteria provide us with the molecule that speeds up DNA sequencing
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ResearchEngineered extremophile brews bulk chemical
Microbe’s metabolic pathway reversed so it consumes carbon dioxide to make industrially useful molecule
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FeatureExtreme potential
The world’s least hospitable environments are treasure troves for synthetic organic chemists and drug developers, reports Bea Perks