life
More on the search for possible life on Mars
Posted in Science on 22nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane, an organic chemical, in the atmosphere and detected other organic molecules in a rock sample collected by the robotic drill.
Organic matter detected on Mars
Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Curiosity rover has made definitive detection of organic molecules, but theres not enough evidence to tell if it came from ancient Martian life or from a non-biological process.
NASA's Curiosity rover has detected methane on Mars
Posted in Science on 16th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Methane on the Red Planet is intriguing because here on Earth, 95% of the gas comes from microbial organisms.
How did life become complex, and could it happen beyond Earth?
Posted in Science on 15th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
How did the chemistry evolve to get life to where we are today? What transitions took place?
Earth faces sixth great extinction
Posted in Featured, Science on 15th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
41% of all amphibians on the planet now face extinction while 26% of mammal species and 13% of birds are similarly threatened.