the numbers put the idea of total extinction of life on earth way out there in the relm of the improbable, and suggest that perhaps some living things will survive
the expansion of our sun, when it inevitably turns into a red giant, or at least till some later phase in that process
it also means that irrate alliens looking to rid the universe of earth life, have got there work cut out for them
When the Sun turns into a red giant the water on Earth won't stay liquid for much longer. Lack of water will be a much bigger challenge for life before the planet hits that limit of 122°C.
Incendiamoeba cascadensis can reproduce up to 63°C (145.4°F)
The archaean Methanopyrus kandleri can grow at 122°C, while among bacteria, Geothermobacterium ferrireducens can grow at temperatures up to 100°C
That is why the title stresses that this is a new record for an eukaryote.
It is well known that the much less complex bacteria & archaea can live at much higher temperatures than any eukaryote.
Evolution is beautiful. To me, it's the most beautiful process ever chronicled
the numbers put the idea of total extinction of life on earth way out there in the relm of the improbable, and suggest that perhaps some living things will survive the expansion of our sun, when it inevitably turns into a red giant, or at least till some later phase in that process it also means that irrate alliens looking to rid the universe of earth life, have got there work cut out for them
When the Sun turns into a red giant the water on Earth won't stay liquid for much longer. Lack of water will be a much bigger challenge for life before the planet hits that limit of 122°C.
I wouldn't be surprised if life on earth expands to other solar systems before the sun goes berserk. There's 5 billion years left
Or just the chillier bits of our own one.
I have a self bet that if they discover life on mars it's going to be suspiciously similar to what we have here.
Which is the subject of the article. Did you read it?