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Last updated Sep 23, 2026
As of September 2026: Lead researcher on Incendiamoeba cascadensis
A single-celled organism found in a California hot spring can eat and reproduce at 63°C (145°F), a temperature that kills every other known complex life form. The amoeba, named Incendiamoeba cascadensis, breaks the 60°C record that had stood for decades.
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