Extreme biomimetics is the search for natural sources of engineering inspiration that lead to
solutions that are well outside the human comfort zone (temperature, pH, salinity, pressure …

The Rehai and Ruidian geothermal fields, located in Tengchong County, Yunnan Province,
China, host a variety of geochemically distinct hot springs. In this study, we report a …

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the sinter deposits, formed largely of opal-A,
that are form around hot springs and geysers throughout the world. The discharge aprons …

Based on new image data from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)
on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), a case can be made that several structures in …

Coastal-plain paleosols in the 3.0 Ga Farrel Quartzite of Western Australia have organic
surface (A horizon) and sulfate-rich subsurface (By) horizons, like soils of the Atacama …

The Düvertepe district located on the western end of the Simav Graben is the largest known
fossil hydrothermal kaolin deposit in Turkey. Active hot springs occur to the north of Simav …

Cyanobacteria from the representative hot springs of Yunnan Province, China are explored
for their diversity and community composition following an integrative approach of cultivation …

This study used geological, geochemical, and microbiological data to examine the Uzon oils
and conditions within the Uzon caldera. The trace-element compositions of crude oils and …

The search for life on Mars is one of the main objectives of space missions. At “Pahrump
Hills Field Site”(Gale Crater, Mojave target), inside the mudstones of the Murray lacustrine …

Evaporation of silica-rich geothermal waters is one of the main abiotic drivers of the
formation of silica sinters around hot springs. An important role in sinter structural …