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How Low Can Life Go? Friday, May 23, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Biology   
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Microbes have created a home in 111-million-year-old rock buried 1.6 kilometers below the sea floor, researchers have found. The discovery beats the old record — 842 metres below the sea floor — but may not stand for long. Some experts think that microbes could potentially set up home as far down as 5 kilometers below the sea floor. Microbes have been found in nearly every nook and cranny that Earth has to offer, from deep-sea vents to the drainage from acid mines. (source: nature.com)
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