Scientists have developed a new method to detect ancient microbial life in Martian gypsum, potentially guiding future Mars ...

Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals.

Scientists found fossil-like traces in gypsum, suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars billions of years ...

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

“The Messinian Salinity Crisis occurred when the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean,” said Sellam. “This led to rapid evaporation, causing the sea to become hypersaline ...

which formed 6 million years ago during a sharp increase in salinity dubbed the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Gypsum deposits form quickly, making them an excellent medium for fossils—the fossils ...

On Earth, researchers have discovered fossilized microbial filaments in deposits dating back to the Messinian salinity crisis, a period when the Mediterranean Sea nearly dried up. These structures, ...

Chlorine isotopes reveal a two-phase salt deposition in the Mediterranean during the Messinian Salinity Crisis: an initial, brine-filled phase, followed by a rapid evaporative drawdown ...

They chose gypsum samples from the Sidi Boutbal quarry in Algeria, a region rich in sulfate minerals that formed during the Messinian Salinity Crisis when the Mediterranean Sea partially dried up.

A Star Trek-style life signs detector has successfully detected ancient microbial life in gypsum rocks similar to rocks on ...