Original: Max Planck Society Research News Release Accessed 21 May 2009 Microorganisms live in all parts of the biosphere where there is liquid water , including soil , hot springs , on the ocean floor , high in the atmosphere and deep inside rocks within the Earth 's crust .
Simplified: Microorganisms live almost everywhere on earth where there is liquid water , including hot springs on the ocean floor and deep inside rocks within the earth 's crust .