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Could there be ice in caves on Mars?

Posted on February 3, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Based on visual and theoretical evidence, astronomers think that Mars has ice in caves that were carved out by volcanic activity. Spacecraft…

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    Intelligent life might be rare

    Posted on September 17, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    How hard is it for evolution to produce intelligent life like humans? We don't really know, but some computational modelers tried to answer…

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      The shape of the continents is not a coincidence

      Posted on September 13, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Biological processes might have led to greater continental crust coverage than would be expected on a planet without life.

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        Could impact from asteroids eventually create life?

        Posted on July 13, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Astrobiologists have discovered a possible new pathway for the prebiotic self-assembly of biologically important molecules by replicating…

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          Bread yeast can help humans explore space!

          Posted on November 9, 2020October 24, 2022 by AnurupMohanty

          How do we find the effects of extreme #space radiation on human health? Answer lies with yeast in your bread! @NASA scientists are launching…

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            Chemicals on mineral surfaces may have jumpstarted life

            Posted on November 5, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Were metabolic pathways established before life emerged? New experiments observe life-like patterns self-propagating on #mineral surfaces.…

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              How stars can limit life in the universe

              Posted on October 1, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

              For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now,…

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                Could “Fools’ Gold” have helped build the first proteins?

                Posted on September 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                How and why humans exist are questions that have challenged different cultures ever since the dawn of civilization. Many scientists have…

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                  If there was oxygen on a far away planet, how would we know?

                  Posted on September 15, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists use computer models to simulate what oxygen would look like on far away planets and found a chemical signature that helps us tell…

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                    Early Martian life may have used sulfur as an energy source

                    Posted on September 7, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Using an environment on Earth that simulates early Mars conditions, researchers found an abundance of bacteria that get their energy from…

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