Jithin S Sunny
Have you ever wondered about how living creatures survive in extreme environments? What are the adaptations that they develop? These are some major queries in trying to imagine life forms on other planets. Drawing inspiration from such curiosities, movies have portrayed alien life in weird forms. But sometimes, the truth is stranger than fiction.
Fumarole on Mount Redoubt, Alaska, USA. An extraordinary place where the glaciers meet volcano making this place one of the most extreme environments known to humans. Image Source
From the dark ocean beds to the boiling thermal springs and the depths of the arctic ice, strange types of organisms have been under the microscope for quite some time now. These organisms both unicellular and multicellular, show resistance to environments that are usually lethal. They are so attuned to such conditions, they thrive in them. Articles in this series describe these organisms and the machinery that keeps them alive.
