issm conference 2026, vienna Subsurface microbiology plays a critical role in shaping Earth's ecosystems, driving biogeochemical processes, and addressing critical environmental challenges. ISSM provides a unique forum for researchers to explore the complex interactions between subsurface microorganisms and their environments.

The International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM) is in Vienna this year. Aug 30th - Sept 4th

I am so excited! Early Bird deadline is April 30th.

issmvienna2026.univie.ac.at

#deeplife 🧪⚒️ #subsurface

All samples made it home, our trip to Moab Khotsong gold mine was a full success. Thanks to an amazing team, help from friends, collaborators and support from funding agencies. 🧪⚒️

@mblscience.bsky.social @ethz.ch @unlv.edu @whoi.edu @usc.edu @hfspo.bsky.social #NASA #OxyMoRon #darkoxygen #deeplife

Day 3 at 2900 m depth is mainly for analyzing gas and isotope geochemistry. @davidbekaert.bsky.social brought a mass spec and colleagues from @whoi.edu and @ethz.ch are collecting ancient brines in pressure vessels. #darkoxygen @mblscience.bsky.social @hfspo.bsky.social #OxyMoRon #NASA #deeplife 🧪⚒️

Day 2 #NASA #OxyMoRon team is going sampling 1 billion-year old brines at 2900 m depth below surface. Walking 4km in the heat and dusty tunnels to get to our site and back. #mblscience ⚒️🧪 #darkoxygen #deeplife #microbiome @karenlloyd.bsky.social @jamesdinneen.bsky.social @hfspo.bsky.social

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Deep-living microbes could 'eat' energy generated by earthquakes When rocks fracture in underground faults, they generate a variety of chemical compounds that could provide more energy sources for microbes in Earth’s depths

Deep-living microbes could 'eat' energy generated by earthquakes #Science #Biology #Microbiology #Microbes #EarthquakeEnergy #DeepLife

Chinese scientists have discovered that microbes deep beneath Earth's surface can survive by harnessing energy from rock fractures caused by earthquakes.

#EarthquakeEnergy #DeepLife #MicrobialLife #ChinaResearch #Geochemistry

Deep life’s survival secret: Crustal faulting generates key energy sources, study shows Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published in Science Advances, the researchers identified how microbes in deep subsurface areas can derive energy from chemical reactions driven by crustal faulting, offering critical insights into life deep below Earth's surface.

18-Jul-2025
#DeepLife’s survival secret: Crustal faulting generates key #energy sources, study shows

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1091679 #science #astrobiology #ecology #LifeOnTheEdge

Deep life's survival secret: Crustal faulting generates key energy sources, study shows Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published in Science Advances, the researchers identified how microbes in deep subsurface areas can derive energy from chemical reactions driven by crustal faulting, offering critical insights into life deep below Earth's surface.

🤯 Life doesn't *need* sunlight?! Chinese researchers found microbes thriving deep underground, powered by Earth's fault lines! ✨ A hidden world revealed! 🌍 #DeepLife

Source: phys.org/news/2025-07-deep-life-s...