It's Okay to Be Smart: Extreme Microbes Are Eating the Titanic
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From smoking hot hydrothermal vents to icy deserts, up in clouds and inside rocks, extremophiles have found a way to survive. These survivors and adapters are not only teaching researchers about life on Earth, but expanding the possibilities of where life can exist elsewhere.
Media Details
Runtime: 5 minutes 23 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Biology, Earth Sciences, Science Experiments
- Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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- Release Year: 2018
- Producer/Distributor: PBS Digital Studios
- Series: It's Okay to Be Smart
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