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Could we find evidence for life in fool’s gold?

Posted on November 21, 2022December 5, 2023 by Aubrey Zerkle

Scientists looked for biosignatures in fool's gold from a Mars-like environment . They found small filaments within the rock that may once…

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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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      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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        Lasers and Fool’s Gold Give a Glimpse Into Our Ocean’s Past

        Posted on January 30, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        The amount of trace elements in ocean pyrite correspond to ocean oxygen concentrations at different points in geologic time.

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