Life on Earth

Exploring microbes thriving in extreme places and their slow, steady dance through time.

Life on Earth Insights

Sharing stories of microbes thriving in extremes and the slow dance of life’s earliest forms.

Close-up of a microbial mat glowing softly in a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment.

Close-up of a microbial mat glowing softly in a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment.

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Microbial Wonders

Snapshots of life thriving in Earth's extremes.

Close-up of a heat-loving microbe colony glowing in a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.

Close-up of a heat-loving microbe colony glowing in a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.

Microscopic view of slow-replicating microbes embedded in Antarctic ice crystals.

Microscopic view of slow-replicating microbes embedded in Antarctic ice crystals.

Colorful biofilm formed by extremophiles on a sulfur-rich volcanic rock surface.

Colorful biofilm formed by extremophiles on a sulfur-rich volcanic rock surface.

Time-lapse style image showing microbial mats growing in a desert hot spring.

Time-lapse style image showing microbial mats growing in a desert hot spring.

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