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

Additionally, Mars has unique environmental conditions, which could affect biosignature preservation over geological periods.

"What this study in Algeria really does is it highlights that you can use ... "And chemical methods are just a little more ...

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

The team focused on a gypsum quarry in Algeria, which they suggest might parallel potential fossil sites on Mars. Around six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea almost entirely evaporated ...

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

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 formed on Mars could conceal evidence of past life on the planet — microbes similar to the first life that formed on Earth four billion years ago. But to test this hypothesis, we need ...

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.