Mold is a thorny issue for art galleries and museums, and many institutions have established protocols to prevent mold growth by keeping humidity low and maintaining dry conditions. However, in recent ...

From the Department of Bizarre Anomalies: Microsoft has suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing traffic destined to example.com—a domain reserved for testing purposes—to a ...

Scientists find a natural sunscreen hidden in hot springs bacteria Extremophile microbes from hot springs may hold the secret to the next generation of natural, eco-friendly sunscreen. Date: January ...

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A research group headed by the University of California, Santa Barbara which includes Cal Poly Pomona and University of California, Riverside as collaborators was recently awarded a $22 million grant ...

Most forms of life cannot survive extreme environmental conditions, like excessive temperatures. Likewise, the significant majority of species on our planet have a set lifespan and cannot exist past a ...

Argentine ag biologicals startup Puna Bio has closed its Series A round with an additional investment from the Gates Foundation, which will enable the startup to expand to markets beyond Latin America ...

CSU students Jacob Hall and Emma Lopez process samples from the In Your Home extremophile campaign at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory. Photo courtesy SeedLabs, Colorado State University FORT ...

Many of these species possess genes that make them resistant to decontamination and radiation, potentially posing a risk of interplanetary contamination. These "extremophile" microorganisms could lead ...

Places that alternate between wet and dry, like dishwashers, are good places to look for extremophiles in your home. Participatory scientist Susan S. submitted this observation to The Extremophile ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has always been a key motivator of space exploration. But if we were to search Mars, Titan, or the subsurface oceans of Europa or Enceladus, it seems like all we ...