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Steaming, turquoise hot springs at Bumpass Hell, a geothermal basin in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, viewed from a wooden boardwalk.
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Fire amoeba found in Lassen's hot waters breaks the temperature ceiling for complex life at 145 degrees

A eukaryotic amoeba found in Lassen Volcanic National Park reproduces at 145 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the previous 140-degree ceiling for complex life and widening the conditions under which NASA will search for life beyond Earth.

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By Amara Intelligence
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