A Caribbean lake of liquid asphalt that makes a comfortable home for a unique mix of microorganisms may provide clues to how life could survive in hydrocarbon lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan.
MUCKING IT UP Trinidadian student Denzil Ali scoops a sample of sticky Pitch Lake, which is teeming with life. Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Titan is the only body in the solar system other than Earth that sports liquid lakes, clouds and rain, a feature that has drawn interest from scientists hunting for alien life.
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