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A 2-billion-year-old Rock Is Home To Living Microbes

Microbiology & Virology

A 2-billion-year-old Rock Is Home To Living Microbes

Evolution Of The Archean Atmosphere

Atmospheres & Climate

Evolution Of The Archean Atmosphere

Sea Foam Contains Hemoglycin From Cosmic Dust

Astrochemistry

Sea Foam Contains Hemoglycin From Cosmic Dust

New Study Sheds Light on Ancient Protoribosome and its Role in Early Life Evolution

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

New Study Sheds Light on Ancient Protoribosome and its Role in Early Life Evolution

Immunoanalytical Detection of Conserved Peptides: Refining the Universe of Biomarker Targets in Planetary Exploration

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Immunoanalytical Detection of Conserved Peptides: Refining the Universe of Biomarker Targets in Planetary Exploration

Decoding Organic Compounds In Lava Tube Sulfates To Understand Potential Biomarkers In The Martian Subsurface

Caves, Craters, Mountains & Lava Tubes

Decoding Organic Compounds In Lava Tube Sulfates To Understand Potential Biomarkers In The Martian Subsurface

Nanostructures In The Deep Ocean Floor Hint At Life’s Origin

Nanotechnology & SynBio

Nanostructures In The Deep Ocean Floor Hint At Life’s Origin

Unveiling Ancient Life: New Method Sheds Light On Early Cellular And Metabolic Evolution

Fossils & Paleontology

Unveiling Ancient Life: New Method Sheds Light On Early Cellular And Metabolic Evolution

Spectral Evidence For Irradiated Halite On Mars

Mars

Spectral Evidence For Irradiated Halite On Mars

Biosignatures: Fungus Gnat Entombed In A 40-million-year-old Piece Of Amber

Fossils & Paleontology

Biosignatures: Fungus Gnat Entombed In A 40-million-year-old Piece Of Amber

Carbon Dioxide Has Driven Drastic Changes In Earth’s Global Temperature Over The Past 485 Million years

Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology

Carbon Dioxide Has Driven Drastic Changes In Earth’s Global Temperature Over The Past 485 Million years

ESA PANGEA Away Team Training: Meteorite Identification

Away Teams & Field Reports

ESA PANGEA Away Team Training: Meteorite Identification

Earth May Have Had A Ring System 466 Million Years Ago

Impact events

Earth May Have Had A Ring System 466 Million Years Ago

Explaining Dramatic Planetwide Changes After The Last Snowball Earth Event

Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology

Explaining Dramatic Planetwide Changes After The Last Snowball Earth Event

New Estimates of Nitrogen Fixation on Early Earth

Atmospheres & Climate

New Estimates of Nitrogen Fixation on Early Earth

Oceans And Continents Devastated Marine Life Millions Of Years Ago

Extinction events

Oceans And Continents Devastated Marine Life Millions Of Years Ago

Biosignature Update: Why Dinosaur Collagen May Have Survived For Over A Hundred Million Years

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Biosignature Update: Why Dinosaur Collagen May Have Survived For Over A Hundred Million Years

What Microscopic Fossilized Shells Tell Us About Ancient Climate Change

Atmospheres & Climate

What Microscopic Fossilized Shells Tell Us About Ancient Climate Change

Constructing the Molecular Tree of Life using Assembly Theory and Mass Spectrometry

Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry

Constructing the Molecular Tree of Life using Assembly Theory and Mass Spectrometry