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New Fossil Discovery Reveals How Volcanic Deposits Can Preserve The Microscopic Details Of Animal Tissues

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A Terrestrial “Life Oasis” From The End-Permian Mass Extinction Period

Extinction events

A Terrestrial “Life Oasis” From The End-Permian Mass Extinction Period

600 Million Years Of Stress Guide Planet Evolution on Earth

Plant Biology

600 Million Years Of Stress Guide Planet Evolution on Earth

Using Sand Dunes On Earth To Study Sand Dunes On Mars

Analog Studies

Using Sand Dunes On Earth To Study Sand Dunes On Mars

The Neoproterozoic Glacial Broom

Icy Worlds

The Neoproterozoic Glacial Broom

Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Found, Rewriting Planetary History

Impact events

Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Found, Rewriting Planetary History

Ancient Marine Organisms Play A Role In Recording Past Climate Change On Earth

Atmospheres & Climate

Ancient Marine Organisms Play A Role In Recording Past Climate Change On Earth

Impact Of Volcanic Activity On Early Marine Life

Fossils & Paleontology

Impact Of Volcanic Activity On Early Marine Life

How Evolution Got So Good At Evolving

Origin & Evolution of Life

How Evolution Got So Good At Evolving

Fossil Microorganisms In Messinian Gypsum: Implications For The Search For Life On Mars

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Fossil Microorganisms In Messinian Gypsum: Implications For The Search For Life On Mars

Fossils Reveal Rapid Land Recovery After End-Permian Extinction

Extinction events

Fossils Reveal Rapid Land Recovery After End-Permian Extinction

A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked By Massive Gene Loss And Expansion

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked By Massive Gene Loss And Expansion

Evidence Of An Ancient Cosmic Event Deep In Earth’s Oceans

Astrochemistry

Evidence Of An Ancient Cosmic Event Deep In Earth’s Oceans

Distinct Microbial Communities Within and On Seep Carbonates Support Long-term Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane and Novel pMMO Diversity

Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments

Distinct Microbial Communities Within and On Seep Carbonates Support Long-term Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane and Novel pMMO Diversity

Pioneers of Origin of Life Studies—Darwin, Oparin, Haldane, Miller, Oró—And the Oldest Known Records of Life

Origin & Evolution of Life

Pioneers of Origin of Life Studies—Darwin, Oparin, Haldane, Miller, Oró—And the Oldest Known Records of Life

The Nature Of LUCA – The Last Universal Common Ancestor – and its Impact on the Early Earth System

Origin & Evolution of Life

The Nature Of LUCA – The Last Universal Common Ancestor – and its Impact on the Early Earth System

Earth to Mars: A Protocol for Characterizing Permafrost in the Context of Climate Change as an Analog for Extraplanetary Exploration

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Earth to Mars: A Protocol for Characterizing Permafrost in the Context of Climate Change as an Analog for Extraplanetary Exploration

Geochemical Context for Hydrothermal Organic Molecules In Mars-analogue Samples From Earth

Mars

Geochemical Context for Hydrothermal Organic Molecules In Mars-analogue Samples From Earth

Prospecting the First Chilean Martian Simulants From the Atacama Desert for ISRU and Potential Applications

Analog Studies

Prospecting the First Chilean Martian Simulants From the Atacama Desert for ISRU and Potential Applications

Journey to the Center of the Earth: The Search for Dark Oxygen

Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments

Journey to the Center of the Earth: The Search for Dark Oxygen