A Danish amber collector’s find upon a wild North Sea shore in the 1960’s has proved to be of great and surprising significance. After having thoroughly examining the roughly 40-million-year-old […]
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Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Mars, Meteorites & Asteroids, Press Release
Organic Material From Mars Reveals The Likely Origin Of Life’s Building Blocks
Two samples from Mars together deliver the “smoking gun” in a new study showing the origin of Martian organic material. The study presents solid evidence for a prediction made over […]
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Extinction events, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Self-propelling Oxygen Decline In Earth’s Ancient Oceans
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have made significant strides in understanding ancient ocean anoxia, with potential insights for today’s marine environments.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Habitable Zones, Press Release
Six Of Nine Planetary Boundaries Are Now Exceeded On Earth
A new study updates the planetary boundary framework and shows human activities are increasingly impacting the planet and, thereby, increasing the risk of triggering dramatic changes in overall Earth conditions.
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, Panspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Tardigrades
Denmark Is Crawling With Earth’s Most Resilient Creature: Tardigrades
They’re found on Mount Everest, in the deep seas, aboard the International Space Station and thousands of them have even crash landed and been spilled onto the moon. The microscopic […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Does Ice In The Universe Contain The Molecules Making Up The Building Blocks Of Life In Planetary Systems?
The James Webb Space Telescope – the most precise telescope ever built – was decisive in discovering the frozen forms of a long series of molecules, such as carbon dioxide, […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Mars, Meteorites & Asteroids, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Mars Was Covered By 300 Meter Deep Oceans
Mars is called the red planet. But once, it was actually blue and covered in water, bringing us closer to finding out if Mars had ever harboured life.
Posted inPlant Biology
How Plants Colonized The Land On Earth
University of Copenhagen researchers have shed new light on how plant life became established on the surface of our planet. Specifically, they demonstrated that two genes are indispensable for allowing […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets
Planets Of Binary Stars As Possible Homes For Alien Life
Nearly half of Sun-size stars are binary. According to University of Copenhagen research, planetary systems around binary stars may be very different from those around single stars. This points to […]
Posted inHabitable Zones
Milky Way May Be Swarming With Planets With Oceans And Continents Like Earth's
Astronomers have long been looking into the vast universe in hopes of discovering alien civilisations. But for a planet to have life, liquid water must be present. The chances of […]