If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

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

Additionally, Mars has unique environmental conditions, which could affect biosignature preservation over geological periods.

Searching for small fossils in big rocks requires specialized tools --tools that scientists could also use to look for ...

The question of whether life once existed on Mars may be answered by a new laser instrument from the University of Bern. The ...

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

The first life on Earth formed four billion years ago, as microbes living in pools and seas: what if the same thing happened ...

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

Scientists are using a laser-based tool to aid future Mars missions in identifying evidence of life on the Red Planet.

What tests can be performed on Earth to help us find signs of ancient life on Mars? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Spa | Space ...