Subsurface storage of hydrogen, eg in depleted oil and gas fields (DOGF), is suggested as a
means to overcome imbalances between supply and demand in the renewable energy …

Prokaryotic life has dominated most of the evolutionary history of our planet, evolving to
occupy virtually all available environmental niches. Extremophiles, especially those thriving …

The habitability of Europa is a property within a system, which is driven by a multitude of
physical and chemical processes and is defined by many interdependent parameters, so …

Fungi of the genus Aspergillus are widespread in the environment. Some Aspergillus
species, most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus, may lead to a variety of allergic reactions …

A committee of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has reviewed and
updated the description of Special Regions on Mars as places where terrestrial organisms …

Seaweed-associated bacteria play a crucial role in morphogenesis and growth of seaweeds
(macroalgae) in direct and/or indirect ways. Bacterial communities belonging to the phyla …

The marine environment covers almost three quarters of the planet and is where evolution
took its first steps. Extremophile microorganisms are found in several extreme marine …

Life at high salt concentrations is energetically expensive. The upper salt concentration limit
at which different dissimilatory processes occur in nature appears to be determined to a …

Archaea and Bacteria constitute a majority of life systems on Earth but have long been
considered inferior to Eukarya in terms of solute tolerance. Whereas the most halophilic …

Deep-sea ecosystems represent the largest biome of the global biosphere, but knowledge of
their biodiversity is still scant. The Mediterranean basin has been proposed as a hot spot of …