Fossils & Paleontology Archives - Astrobiology

Resurrecting Ancient Enzymes in NASA’s Search For Life Beyond Earth

Fossils & Paleontology

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Atmospheric Oxygen And Methane On The Early Earth

Atmospheres, Climate, Weather

Atmospheric Oxygen And Methane On The Early Earth

DNA Fragments Could Survive In Martian Rocks For More Than 100 Million Years

Mars

DNA Fragments Could Survive In Martian Rocks For More Than 100 Million Years

Refining The Clock Of Earth’s Early Complex Animal Life

Fossils & Paleontology

Refining The Clock Of Earth’s Early Complex Animal Life

Uncovering Ancient DNA Sequences That Control Gene Function Across Plant Evolution

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Uncovering Ancient DNA Sequences That Control Gene Function Across Plant Evolution

Life Forms Can Planet Hop On Asteroid Debris – And Survive

Panspermia

Life Forms Can Planet Hop On Asteroid Debris – And Survive

Ancient Rocks Reveal Evidence Of The First Continents And Crust Recycling Processes On Earth

Astrogeology

Ancient Rocks Reveal Evidence Of The First Continents And Crust Recycling Processes On Earth

On The Nature Of The Earliest Known Lifeforms

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

On The Nature Of The Earliest Known Lifeforms

Biosignatures: Detection Of A Biopolymer In 500 Million Year Old Trilobite Fossils

Away Teams & Field Reports

Biosignatures: Detection Of A Biopolymer In 500 Million Year Old Trilobite Fossils

Hydrothermal System Helped Life Recover After Dino-Killing Asteroid

Impact events

Hydrothermal System Helped Life Recover After Dino-Killing Asteroid

Wrinkly Rocks May Actually Be A Fossilized Microbial Community

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Wrinkly Rocks May Actually Be A Fossilized Microbial Community

Sculpting Of Martian Brain Terrain Reveals The Drying Of Ancient Mars

Mars

Sculpting Of Martian Brain Terrain Reveals The Drying Of Ancient Mars

What The Earliest Evidence For Life Tells Us About The Early Evolution Of The Biosphere

Origin & Evolution of Life

What The Earliest Evidence For Life Tells Us About The Early Evolution Of The Biosphere

Huayuan Biota Decodes Earth’s First Phanerozoic Mass Extinction

Extinction events

Huayuan Biota Decodes Earth’s First Phanerozoic Mass Extinction

The Microbial Inhabitants of the Corona Lava Tube: Astrobiological Insights from a Mars Analog Environment

Analog Studies

The Microbial Inhabitants of the Corona Lava Tube: Astrobiological Insights from a Mars Analog Environment

410 Million Year Old Fossil Of Prototaxites Defies Classification

Origin & Evolution of Life

410 Million Year Old Fossil Of Prototaxites Defies Classification

Evidence Of ‘lightning-fast’ Evolution Found After Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Impact

Impact events

Evidence Of ‘lightning-fast’ Evolution Found After Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Impact

How Earth’s Greenhouse Age Ended 66 Million Years Ago

Atmospheres, Climate, Weather

How Earth’s Greenhouse Age Ended 66 Million Years Ago

Mass Extinction Coincided With Expanded Continental Margin Euxinia During the Cambrian Age 4

Extinction events

Mass Extinction Coincided With Expanded Continental Margin Euxinia During the Cambrian Age 4

Lichen Paved The Way For Plants And Animals To Thrive On Earth

Fossils & Paleontology

Lichen Paved The Way For Plants And Animals To Thrive On Earth