All Yellowstone National Park articles
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NewsResearch team publishes paradigm-challenging discovery in a Yellowstone thermophile
A graduating PhD student has made an interesting discovery about a common thermophilic bacteria dwelling in hots prings which is able to simultaneously respirate and metabolize via aerobic and anaerobic pathways.
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NewsYellowstone yields insights into how ancient microbes adapted to Great Oxidation Event
A new study highlights fresh knowledge of how ancient microorganisms adapted from a low-oxygen prehistoric environment to the one that exists today. It compared heat-loving organisms in two thermal features within Yellowstone National Park.
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NewsScientists unveil evidence for new groups of methane-producing organisms
A team of scientists has provided the first experimental evidence that two new groups of microbes thriving in thermal features in Yellowstone National Park produce methane.
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NewsOld Faithful Geyser environment promotes genomic diversity
More strains of extremophile Thermocrinis are found in Old Faithful than in any other non-geysing hot spring in Yellowstone, suggesting that the dynamic environment promotes genomic diversity.