If all the world’s a stage and all the species merely players, then their exits and entrances can be found in the rock record.
Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History
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Machine Learning Used To Classify Fossils Of Extinct Pollen – Offworld Astrobiology Applications?
Editor’s note: when we begin to study inhabited worlds we are going to have to take a stab at something that has taken centuries on Earth: systematic classification of life […]
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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 14 December 2024: Departing Antarctica
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]
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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 11 December 2024: Back at Novo Station
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]
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Marine Science Can Contribute to the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life
Life on our planet likely evolved in the ocean, and thus exo-oceans are key habitats to search for extraterrestrial life.
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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 20 November 2024: Live From Antarctica (webcast)
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]
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MBARI Researchers Discover A New Life Form DEEP In The Sea
MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean’s midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood […]
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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 14 November 2024: The Plumes of Enceladus
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]
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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 5 November 2024: Evening In Antarctica (Update)
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]
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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 3 November 2024: Preparing For Science Diving
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]