microorganism

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When lake levels are high, microorganisms more effectively consume methane before it can reach the atmosphere.

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Ice caves are one such extreme habitat, home to diverse microorganisms that scientists are only beginning to understand.

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"At higher temperatures, microorganisms break down organic material faster, and both CO2 and methane emissions rise," says Zhao.

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"We know that the microorganisms that produce oxygen were around well before the Great Oxidation Event," Husain says.

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Yet this everyday microorganism may also offer insight into a far bigger question: how life might endure the extreme conditions found beyond Earth.

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