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Organics on Mars — What Does it Mean?
Organic compounds can form through simple chemistry alone — making the search for true biosignatures trickier than it seems. Posted on...
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Sep 181 min read
When And Where Did Life Really Begin?
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 51 min read
Follow The Salt to Find Life on Mars
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Finding Caves on the Moon is Great. On Mars? Even Better.
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Aug 14, 20241 min read
Extreme Dormancy as a Way to Survive on Earth and (Possibly) on Alien Planets
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jul 1, 20241 min read
We Might Have Accidentally Killed The Only Life We Ever Found on Mars Nearly 50 Years Ago
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 27, 20231 min read
Follow the Salt if You Want to Find Life on Mars
Posted on Big Think
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Could We All Be Martians?
Revisiting Panspermia: did life come from outside of Earth?
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 2, 20223 min read
A Recent Discovery Could Unravel the Mystery of Martian Methane
A Window to Life in the Deep Subsurface
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
May 11, 20222 min read
Habitable Conditions in the Martian Subsurface
But Let's Not Forget Habitable Niches in Salts, Ices, and Caves!
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 17, 20223 min read
The Evidence for Life on Mars Is Getting Stronger and Stronger
Light Carbon, Organic Molecules, and Habitats with Liquid Water.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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