Can life hiding near Yellowstone National Park’s hot springs tell us about the ancient Earth? Sunlight-driven life hiding under layers of silica near Yellowstone’s hot springs may hold clues for what Earth was like billions of years ago

July 24, 2019 by Mary Sabuda Read More

“Hulk”-like microorganisms in soil can survive high levels of gamma radiation Scientists exposed soil microorganisms to low, medium, and high doses of gamma radiation to see who could survive

June 19, 2019 by Mary Sabuda Read More

Are the Building Blocks of Life From A Hydrothermal Vent? How studying hydrothermal systems gives us a window into our past

May 15, 2019 by Osama Alian Read More

Believe it or not, we can (kind of) measure the air pressure of early Earth! Blue-green algae's response to different nitrogen pressures may tell us what fossils to look for and what those fossils tell us about ancient air pressure.

February 13, 2019 by Sanjoy Som Read More

A Microbe Fossil Hunt How deep sea rocks hide fossilized microbes

January 28, 2019 by Osama Alian Read More

A crater on Mars may be a future landing site Rock formations on the Jezero Crater on Mars give us clues that there were probably active rivers there at some point.

September 13, 2018 by Logan King Read More

Using Gas Bubbles in Lava to Predict Ancient Air Pressure Scientists can estimate what the atmospheric pressure was on Earth 2.7 billion years ago, and the findings may help us understand how life formed

May 24, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More

Can You Teach an Old Gene New Tricks? Scientists put an ancient gene into modern bacteria, like pressing rewind and play on evolution.

December 22, 2017 by Sciworthy Staff Read More

What Protects Exoplanets from Damaging Solar Flares? Simulating different models to understand which factors affect an exoplanet’s ability to sustain life during high-energy stellar events.

November 14, 2017 by Sciworthy Staff Read More

The Genetic Origins of the Water Bear, Earth’s Most Resilient Organism What are the genetic mechanisms that allow tardigrades to survive such extreme conditions?

August 17, 2017 by Mohit Nalavadi Read More

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