How does life handle the harshness of space? Experiments on the International Space Station showed that lichens, a combination of algae and fungi, survived in space-like, flight, and Mars-like environments. June 3, 2020 by Justin Dingman 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 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
What Could Have Created the Ancient Martian Rivers? Researchers created a new model for climate cycling on early Mars, aiming to explain the soil patterns that have been observed on the planet. May 29, 2017 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
The Information Flow of Life Our genes are the software and our traits are the hardware, one pushing the development of the other. May 8, 2017 by Mohit Nalavadi Read More
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Conditions For Life In a last scientific hurrah, the Cassini spacecraft has detected that hydrogen is being ejected from the moon’s ice-covered ocean April 24, 2017 by Sanjoy Som Read More
