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The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Author: Andrea Corpolongo

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How can we search for life as we don’t know it?

Posted on December 16, 2021October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

It's hard to look for signs of life beyond Earth. It's a little easier if we assume that life out there is like Earth life. But what if it…

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    Mars could host a deep underground biosphere

    Posted on October 21, 2021October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

    Scientists estimate that parts of Mars’ would be able to support up to one million microbes per kilogram of rock deep underground.

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      3.42 billion-year-old fossilized microbes in an ancient hydrothermal vent

      Posted on August 11, 2021October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

      Newly described fossils give some support to the hypothesis that life on Earth emerged in a deep-sea hydrothermal vent

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        How long ago did we learn to move?

        Posted on June 22, 2021October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

        Scientists compared features of ancient fossils to modern microorganisms and found living things could move on their own at least 3.4…

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          Deep-sea mining impacts on diverse ocean ecosystems

          Posted on September 1, 2020October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

          Sunlight does not reach the deepest parts of the ocean, but life still thrives in the darkness. Below depths of 200 meters, where sunlight…

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            Ancient Microbes reveal Earth’s response to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

            Posted on July 28, 2020October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

            Scientists study organic material from the Chicxulub crater to identify the microbes that lived within it, to understand what happened to…

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              A new way to look for signs of ancient life on Earth and Mars

              Posted on June 5, 2020October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo

              The Mars 2020 mission involves sending a rover, named Perseverance, to Mars to look for evidence of past life on that planet. Perseverance…

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