The oldest molecular fluids in the solar system could have supported the rapid formation and evolution of the building blocks of life, new research in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals.
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2020
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a way to isolate and grow targeted bacteria using genomic data, making strides toward resolving the grand challenge of uncultivated ...
Biotechnology
Sep 30, 2019
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Carbon monoxide detectors in our homes warn of a dangerous buildup of that colorless, odorless gas we normally associate with death. Astronomers, too, have generally assumed that a build-up of carbon monoxide in a planet's ...
Astronomy
Mar 19, 2019
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Modern-day Mars may be more hospitable to oxygen-breathing life than previously thought.
Space Exploration
Oct 22, 2018
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In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists have turned over all sorts of rocks.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2018
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from Germany and Switzerland has found examples of microbial life from over 3 billion years ago, that appeared to have evaded UV radiation by hiding in subsurface cavities. In their paper ...
While looking for life on planets beyond our own solar system, a group of international scientists has created a colorful catalog containing reflection signatures of Earth life forms that might be found on planet surfaces ...
Astronomy
Mar 16, 2015
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A team of scientists, led by the University of Toronto's Barbara Sherwood Lollar, has mapped the location of hydrogen-rich waters found trapped kilometres beneath Earth's surface in rock fractures in Canada, South Africa ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2014
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One of the greatest mysteries facing humans is how life originated on Earth. Scientists have determined approximately when life began (roughly 3.8 billion years ago), but there is still intense debate about exactly how life ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 9, 2014
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Scientists have found evidence that there was once an ancient lake on Mars that may have been able to support life, in research published today in the journal Science.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2013
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