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New Clues Suggest Past Life on Mars

New Clues Suggest Past Life on Mars

Two fresh lines of analysis — a reexamination of Curiosity data and new chemistry from Perseverance — are sharpening the case that Mars once hosted habitable, possibly life-friend…
Space
Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars

Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars

UNC Greensboro and Luna Labs, with NASA funding, are testing whether fungal mycelium grown on regolith and recycled waste can be turned into load-bearing, sterilizable 'bricks' fo…
Space
Viruses Seem Stronger in Space

Viruses Seem Stronger in Space

Multiple lines of research — astronaut monitoring, bacterial studies on the ISS and laboratory experiments simulating microgravity — show microbes behaving differently in orbit. S…