Microorganisms first appeared on Earth in ancient bodies of water around 3.7 billion years ago. But while Mars might ...

Planetary scientists in Algeria and Switzerland have developed a scientific instrument that could help hunt for signs of life ...

Searching for small fossils in big rocks requires specialized tools --tools that scientists could also use to look for ...

"We proved that our instrument is capable of detecting signatures of life in gypsum," he added, suggesting it might help do ...

The question of whether life once existed on Mars may be answered by a new laser instrument from the University of Bern. The ...

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

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

Researchers tested this technology in gypsum deposits in Algeria, a geological site analogous to those on Mars. The results are encouraging: LIMS identified microbial filaments and minerals associated ...

What tests can be performed on Earth to help us find signs of ancient life on Mars? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Spa | Space ...

Scientists are using a laser-based tool to aid future Mars missions in identifying evidence of life on the Red Planet.