It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time that bacteria, algae and fungi can be found in clouds and are often transported long distances. But recent research claims that some hardy bacteria actually live there, feeding on nutrients in cloud water. They grow, metabolise and reproduce, until falling back to earth when it rains.
This raises further fascinating questions: such as whether some microbes have evolved specifically to live in clouds; and whether they contribute to the formation of clouds as water droplets cling to them.
You can read more about this here. Our thanks to Dell Hollingsworth for spotting the New York Times article.
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
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Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
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Cool plan for clouds to combat global warming
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In-flight cloud movie that’s streets ahead of the rest
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It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
11/19/2007
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
11/10/2007
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
11/08/2007
Lens cap for mountain photographs
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
11/02/2007
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/31/2007
A real debate about Dutch cloud painting
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/29/2007
Just for the record
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/29/2007
Striking image of cloud power
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/28/2007
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/25/2007
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/25/2007
Artist finds clouds a moving experience
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/25/2007
Tuning in to the weather
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/25/2007
Mysterious clouds that are out of this world
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/25/2007
Clouding the issue
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
10/22/2007
Snap a cloud and win a camera
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/29/2007
Cloudspotting from the Air
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/19/2007
Cloudspotting in the Tate Britain Gallery
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/06/2007
Cloud Lookalike Awards at the Port Eliot Lit Fest
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
07/29/2007
The Cloud Appreciation Society on BBC TV in August
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
04/30/2007
Petition Against Contrails
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
04/26/2007
Paraglider’s Ears Nearly Fall off in a Cumulonimbus Cloud
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
04/26/2007
The Cloud Maker of Northern Spain
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
04/26/2007
Getting closer to Noctilucent clouds
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
04/24/2007
A Cloudspotting Gorilla
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
04/24/2007
An Activity Guide for Teachers
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
02/07/2007
Shocking poem highlights similarities between clouds and women
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
02/06/2007
Holes over Louisiana
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
02/05/2007
Martian Clouds
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
11/20/2006
Plankton: The New Cousins of Clouds
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The clouds from above – high above…
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Constable - The Great Cloud Painter
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Immersed in the clouds of Bolivia
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The cloud called Hector
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
A satellite is sent up to study May’s Cloud of the Month
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
A fantastic view of the sky, from the depths of the Paris Metro
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Clouds on your TV
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
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Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Hippy students create a Cloud game
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
A member explores 3D Cloud photography
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The Truth of the Sky, by John Ruskin
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Construction starts on an enormous cloud in Rome
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
An Article in the US local press covers the Cloud Appreciation Society
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The Snowflake Man
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
A Cloud Photography Book
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
An Artist Collecting Cloud Photographs
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The Cloud Wall Chart
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Cloud Diary Number Two
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The Sky Above London
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The Mystery Storms
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The Cloud Harp
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
The Cloudman Cometh
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Man-Made Clouds That Aren’t Contrails
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Jack Borden and For Spacious Skies
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
09/07/2006
Cloudspotter and Stamp Collectors Unite
Do microbes make their home in clouds?
Life has been found in some unlikely places on this planet of ours, from permafrost in polar regions to black smoker vents on the ocean floor.
Now it seems there is startling evidence that clouds are also home to a range of tiny organisms.
It has been known for some time […]
07/17/2006
Clouds on Speed
There’s nothing quite as mesmerizing as watching time-lapse clouds.
