Extreme Life
Finding “Tightens the Noose on the Possibility of Life” on Mars
So far, the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission has turned up very little evidence that there is, or was, life…
16 years ago
Extremophile Hunt Begins in Antarctica, Implications for Exobiologists
An expedition has set off for Antarctica's Lake Untersee in the quest to find bacteria living in one of the…
16 years ago
Earth, Barely Habitable?
Our home planet has been often described in glowing, nurturing terms. A cradle for life, right in the goldilocks zone.…
16 years ago
Sulphur Spring Harbours Extreme Bacteria
A team of scientists has set out to visit an unusual hot spring on Ellesmere Island near the North Pole.…
18 years ago
Ancient Life Survived Snowball Earth
Approximately 2.3 billion years ago, bacterial life had generated enough oxygen to make the air breathable for larger creatures. Unfortunately,…
18 years ago