life
Defrosted Nematode worms come back to life after 42,000 years and are oldest living creatures
Posted in Science on 29th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller
Roundworms from two areas of Siberia came back to life in Petri dishes after being frozen for 42,000 years.
Huge lake of liquid water found on Mars
Posted in Science on 26th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller
A huge liquid water lake has been found on Mars, stretching 20 km (12.4 mi) and buried beneath 1.5 km (0.9 mi) of ice at the Red Planet's south pole.
Did the Moon once have life?
Posted in Science on 24th Jul, 2018
by Alex Muller
Today, the Moon is as dead as you can get, but scientists contend that this might not have been the case billions of years ago.
Pushing the limit: could cyanobacteria terraform Mars?
Posted in Science on 20th Jun, 2018
by Alex Muller
The discovery that blue-green algae can photosynthesise in extremely low light has implications for astrobiology.
121 giant exoplanets in habitable zones may have habitable moons
Posted in Science on 17th Jun, 2018
by Alex Muller
Researchers have identified more than 100 giant planets that potentially host moons capable of supporting life.