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Plants Would Still Grow Well Under Alien Skies
Photosynthesis changed Earth in powerful ways. When photosynthetic organisms appeared, it led to the Great Oxygenation Event. That allowed multicellular…
Do Red Dwarfs Provide Enough Sunlight for Plants to Grow?
A new study has shown the photosynthesis can take place on planets orbiting Red Dwarfs.
Instead of Building Structures on Mars, we Could Grow Them With the Help of Bacteria
A new process that combines bacteria and lichen could "grow" bricks from Martian soil. The proposal selected for development by…
The First Crops on Mars Should be Alfalfa and Cyanobacteria. Then Comes Tastier Plants
Mark Watney can keep his potatoes. Real astronauts should grow alfalfa. (more…)
The Early Earth was Really Horrible for Life
Earth has had a long and complex history since its formation roughly 4.5 billion years ago. Initially, it was a…
Bacteria Could Make Rocket Fuel on Mars
There are many types of rocket fuel. Some are more useful on a particular planet. And some can be created…
When Did Photosynthesis Begin?
Sometime around 2.4 billion years ago, a nascent planet Earth underwent one of the most dramatic changes in its history.…
Animals Could Have Been Around Hundreds of Millions of Years Earlier Than Previously Believed
According to new Earth sciences research, the oldest fossilized remains of animal life may have been found in the Canadian…
Could Cyanobacteria Help to Terraform Mars?
A team of international scientists recently conducted a study that indicates that cyanobacteria can conduct photosynthesis in low-light conditions, which…
About 2.3 Billion Years Ago, a Firehose of Oxygen was Released Into the Atmosphere
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, oxygen was introduced rather rapidly to Earth's atmosphere over…