What is the highest temperature that life can exist in on earth?
Bacteria are known to exist at temperatures of more than 600 degrees in the ocean depths, clustering around volcanic vents in the ocean floor. However, there is one thing to consider: at the depths where the bacteria are found, , the pressure is so high that water does not boil. Thus, the cellular structure of the bacteria goes undamaged. At pressures where water can boil, placing living cells into it will cause the water inside the cell membrane to boil, and will rupture the membrane and kill the cells.
