So bacteria can use uranium radioactivity as an energy source, eh?

[dennilfloss]

http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/061019_otherworldly_bacteria.html

Albeit indirectly. The diversity of adaptive strategies amongst organisms never ceases to amaze me.

 

[phisrow]

That's pretty cool, really.

 

[Kelnoen]

Wow, never imagines anything could live down there

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

That's amazing, just today I was listening to a professor talking about the ocean being a large source of energy for the future.

 

[Jeff7]

Stuff like this always gives me hope that something's alive on Io or Europa. (Moons of Jupiter, for those not in the know.)

 

[sao123]

interesting

 

[dennilfloss]

But we're not allowed to land on Europa.

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
But we're not allowed to land on Europa.

Why not?

 

[phisrow]

Originally posted by: Vegitto

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
But we're not allowed to land on Europa.

Why not?

Reference to 2001 and company.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
But we're not allowed to land on Europa.