Chirality is a central feature in the evolution of biological systems, but the reason for
biology's strong preference for specific chiralities of amino acids, sugars, and other …

Microorganisms inhabiting gypsum have been observed in environments that differ greatly
in water availability. Gypsum colonized by microorganisms, including cyanobacteria …

Fungi thrive in radiation intense environments. Sequential photos document that fungus-like
Martian specimens emerge from the soil and increase in size, including those resembling …

Evidence from Mars of what may be algae, thrombolites, microbialites, microbial mats,
stromatolites, and ooids is summarized. Also briefly discussed is evidence of chlorophyll …

The space mission EXPOSE-R2 launched on the 24th of July 2014 to the International
Space Station is carrying the BIOMEX (BIOlogy and Mars EXperiment) experiment aimed at …

There is life on Mars as documented with 100 comparative photos. This evidence includes
pigmented/melanized fungi and lichens, fungi shedding crustose and secreting calcium …

This work details the laboratory analysis of a suite of 10 samples collected from an inverted
fluvial channel near Hanksville, Utah, USA as a part of the CanMars Mars Sample Return …

No instrument capable of direct life detection has been included on a mission payload to
Mars since NASA's Viking missions in the 1970s. This prevents us from discovering whether …

Covered by vast eolian landforms, gravel deposits, and playas, the worldwide typical
evaporite deposit land, Qaidam Basin, in northwestern China is analogous to early Mars …

Vesicular rocks and thick clumps of green-colored matter photographed in Utopia Planitia
and Chryse Planitia by NASA's Viking landers were subject to morphological and …