Life is emerging where scientists once thought it impossible — deep beneath Earth’s surface, under crushing pressure, extreme heat, and total darkness. These discoveries are redefining the limits of biology and expanding the search for life beyond Earth, from Mars to the icy moons of distant planets.

Join USC Dornsife Dean James Bullock for a live conversation with USC researchers and alumni exploring how Earth’s most extreme environments are shaping where — and how — scientists search for life beyond Earth, and what these findings reveal about life’s origins and why it matters for humanity’s future.

Featuring:

• Laurie Barge, PhD '09, senior research scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; co-Lead of JPL Origins and Habitability Laboratory
   
• Karen G. Lloyd, professor of earth sciences; Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife; author, "Intraterrestrials: Discovering the Strangest Life on Earth"