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

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

Scientist is proud to have led "the first astrobiology study to involve Algeria," and believes that his findings are a major step towards finding evidence of life on Mars.

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

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 ...

If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

Scientists hoping to identify fossil evidence of ancient Martian microbial life have now found a way to test their hypothesis, proving they can detect the fossils of microbes in gypsum samples ...

Scientists hoping to identify fossil evidence of ancient Martian microbial life have now found a way to test their hypothesis, proving they can detect the fossils of microbes in gypsum samples ...

Over a couple days, he used a hammer and chisel to collect more than 60 pounds of gypsum. "I was the one making the sampling ...

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