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Extreme
Life
Life
in extreme environments, similar to other planets,
can be found in many places
on Earth.
Science
at NASA
Sulfolubus solfaterica
-- an Archaean that grows
in boiling sulfuric acid.
Cyanobacteria
would be great colonizers
of Mars,
producing oxygen for animals
to breathe.

Tree
of Life, U. Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
Lichens
can grow just about anywhere.
North
American Lichen Project
.
What
are lichens?
.
Lichens
in the environment
.
Lichens
and People