Back in 2008, the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander made its way to the surface of the Red Planet, landing close to the north pole. Immediately upon descent, experts found beads of saltwater on the spacecraft's legs. Now, they are investigating whether this mixture can support life.Researchers at the University of Michig... |
18 August 2011
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Lake Vida is, arguably, one of the most peculiar places on the planet, and also one of the places where you don't expect to find any life whatsoever. Located some 60 feet under the ice sheet in Southern Antarctica, the lake is, in fact, an ice bottle of brine, a geological curiosity, experts say. However, when t... |
16 September 2009
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Deserts such as Sahara, Atacama, or Gobi, are so dry, that water cannot be found for hundreds of miles. The ground is cracked over miles and miles, and little to no vegetation endures. Cacti are almost the sole forms of life, together with snakes and other creatures adapted to the demands of living without water.... |
8 June 2009
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Researchers discovered that the oceans hide a small number of brine-water lakes and rivers on their floor, especially in the Gulf of Mexico region. These in turn house their own variety of life, adapted to and relying on their saline features. Thinking of what lurks beneath the ocean waves, very few people, if a... |
26 September 2008
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