The countdown to polar night begins slowly. Twelve hours of sunlight a day become 10, then eight. The sunrise slowly creeps later into the morning and sets a little earlier each evening. Minute by ...

Scientists have discovered how a chemical in the cells of marine organisms enables them to survive the high pressures found in the deep oceans. The deeper sea creatures live, the more inhospitable and ...

Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a rainbow of Sharpie colors. Each cup is ...

Ever wondered how astronauts go about working out if organisms can survive the stresses of space? Largely by strapping them to the side of the International Space Station is how. In this image, you ...

Wherever we look on Earth – even in the most inhospitable places – we find life. But how do organisms manage to survive such difficult conditions? Lorna Dougan explains how physicists are helping to ...

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A University of Colorado Boulder postdoctoral researcher specializing in biochemistry is one of 29 to be awarded a Jane Coffin Childs fellowship in 2025. Nathan Bullen, a postdoctoral scholar in the ...

For a human, experiencing a mere five grays (Gy) of ionizing radiation for just a few minutes can be lethal. But the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans is made of tougher stuff. In liquid culture ...