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 ...

The gypsum dunes of White Sands National Park in New Mexico are already famous for preserving some of the oldest human ...

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. Gypsum deposits on Mars may be hiding evidence of past microbial life — ...

"Yeah, let's go together," his dad said. The father-son duo were headed north to a gypsum quarry near the Mediterranean coast ...

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 ...