Scientists have developed a new method to detect ancient microbial life in Martian gypsum, potentially guiding future Mars ...

Scientists may have uncovered a promising new method to detect ancient life on Mars. A recent study suggests that microbial ...

Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals.

Scientists found fossil-like traces in gypsum, suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars billions of years ...

which formed 6 million years ago during a sharp increase in salinity dubbed the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Gypsum deposits form quickly, making them an excellent medium for fossils—the fossils ...

The first life on Earth formed four billion years ago, as microbes living in pools and seas: what if the same thing happened ...

Scientists have tested a laser-powered mass spectrometer on Earth to detect fossilized microbes in minerals similar to those ...

A Star Trek-style life signs detector has successfully detected ancient microbial life in gypsum rocks similar to rocks on ...

This surge of water - the Zanclean Megaflood - is said to have ended a period during which the Mediterranean was a vast expanse of salt flats, known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which lasted ...

“The Messinian Salinity Crisis occurred when the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean,” said Sellam. “This led to rapid evaporation, causing the sea to become hypersaline ...

The first life on Earth formed four billion years ago, as microbes living in pools and seas: but how would we know if the ...