Westhawaiitoday iconWesthawaiitodaySep 25, 2026

At 145 degrees, this amoeba manages to keep its cool

Near the forested trails of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, green, boiling hot streams flow through the grassy meadows. Inside that shallow, algae-slicked water lives an amoeba with the highest heat tolerance of any complex organism on Earth.

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Near the forested trails of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, green, boiling hot streams flow through the grassy meadows.

Inside that shallow, algae-slicked water lives an amoeba with the highest heat tolerance of any complex organism on Earth.

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Near the forested trails of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, green, boiling hot streams flow through the grassy meadows. Inside that shallow, algae-slicked water lives an amoeba with the highest heat tolerance of any complex organism on Earth.

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