Strange natural wonders
Chapter 1
The fiery history of the Door to Hell
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Chapter 2
The sliding stones of Death Valley
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Chapter 3
Cracking the scientific codes
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Chapter 4
Extreme life in extreme places
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Ch 4 · Extreme life in extreme places
Fun Fact
Alien-like bacteria: The bacteria found inside the burning Darvaza crater can eat methane and survive temperatures that would instantly kill humans.
Glossary
extremophile (noun)
An organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions detrimental to most life on Earth. In 2013, explorer George Kourounis collected these bacteria from the bottom of Turkmenistan's burning Darvaza crater.
An organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions detrimental to most life on Earth. In 2013, explorer George Kourounis collected these bacteria from the bottom of Turkmenistan's burning Darvaza crater.
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What makes the environment inside the Darvaza gas crater so hostile to normal life?
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Why are tourists banned from walking on Death Valley's Racetrack Playa when it is wet?
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What are organisms that thrive in extreme environments, like the Darvaza gas crater, called?
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What did scientists find living in the soil at the bottom of the Darvaza gas crater?
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Why are space scientists interested in the bacteria found in the Darvaza gas crater?
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What temperature does the water in Death Valley's Devils Hole stay at year-round?
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Which scientific field studies the possibility of life on other planets using Earth's extreme environments?