The Clouds of Venus Could Support Life
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A recent study published in Astrobiology examines the likelihood of the planet Venus being able to support life within the thick cloud layer that envelopes it. This study holds the potential to help us better understand how life could exist under the intense Venusian conditions, as discussions within the scientific community about whether life exists on the second planet from the Sun continue to burn hotter than Venus itself.
It seems almost impossible that earth-like life could have evolved on the surface of Venus for as long as it's been anything like its present condition, but if it ever did, I suppose some extremophile remnants could survive in the atmosphere. Unlike Mars, Venus has a band where atmospheric pressure and temperatures are not entirely hostile to life as we know it. Well, other than the sulphuric acid rain of course. One interesting notion for the sci-fi fans among us is that at the relevant altitudes, a breathable atmosphere would be a lifting gas.