In the 1830s, iron bacteria were among the first groups of microbes to be recognized for
carrying out a fundamental geological process, namely the oxidation of iron. Due to lingering …

This review of material relevant to the Conference on Biosignature Preservation and
Detection in Mars Analog Environments summarizes the meeting materials and discussions …

Silicate glasses are durable solids, and yet they are chemically unstable in contact with
aqueous fluids—this has important implications for numerous industrial applications related …

Interest in mineral–microbe interaction has grown enormously over recent decades,
providing information in a puzzle-like manner which points towards an ever increasingly …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

The Martian surface is cold, dry, exposed to biologically harmful radiation and apparently
barren today. Nevertheless, there is clear geological evidence for warmer, wetter intervals in …

Lava tubes and basaltic caves are common features in volcanic terrains on Earth. Lava
tubes and cave-like features have also been identified on Mars based on orbital imagery …

The geological evolution of seamounts has distinct influence on their interactions with the
ocean, their hydrology, geochemical fluxes, biology, resources, and geohazards. There are …

Here we review published studies on the abundance and diversity of terrestrial rock-hosted
life, the environments it inhabits, the evolution of its metabolisms, and its fossil biomarkers to …

Fossil biominerals and fossils of microorganisms in ancient rocks contain important
biogeochemical signals. Decoding this record may reveal crucial information about the …