life
Curiosity finds complex organic traces in 3 billion year old mudflats on Mars
Posted in Science on 9th Jun, 2018
by Alex Muller
While not necessarily evidence of life itself, these findings are a good sign for future missions exploring the planets surface and subsurface.
Origins of land plants pushed back in time
Posted in Science on 20th Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller
A seminal event in the Earth's history - when plants appeared on land - may have happened 100 million years earlier than previously thought.
Oldest fossils ever found suggest life in the universe is common
Posted in Science on 25th Dec, 2017
by Alex Muller
Unexpectedly complex microbes found in a nearly 3.5-billion-year-old rock imply that life can begin and evolve more quickly than previously thought.
Living on thin air: microbe mystery solved
Posted in Science on 25th Dec, 2017
by Alex Muller
A discovery that microbes in Antarctica can scavenge gas from the air to stay alive in extreme conditions has implications for the search for life on other planets.
Nearby planet is a target in search for life
Posted in Science on 15th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller
Astronomers have found a cool, Earth-sized planet that's relatively close to our Solar System.