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Wild microorganisms are evolving to eat plastic pollution

We've put so much plastic pollution out there that bacteria are trying to eat it.

Archaea: the invisible powerhouses of the planet

Archaea are probably the most successful beings on Earth. They've been around for billions of years and can survive almost anywhere.

Deep burial in sub-seafloor sediments seems to 'freeze' microorganism evolution

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Microorganisms can survive in space and on other planets, safe behind dried-up biofilms

Worry and excitement, all in one paper.

How many germs you can find in your home: about 9,000 different species

Nothing to freak out about. This is perfectly normal.

Exotic extreme microbes played a role in Earth's early atmosphere

Some species of bacteria can survive virtually anywhere: in acids, in nuclear waste, at extremely low or high temperatures, at extreme pressures, and so on; extreme microbes that survive on gases thrown out by Siberian hot springs may have played an extremely important role in the formation of our planet’s atmosphere and its composition, a […]