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Aurora Vent Field Is A Hotspot For Microbial Hydrogen Oxidation In The Arctic Ocean
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (227+ words) Here, we use a metagenomic approach to, for the first time, assess the genome-resolved microbial energy conservation potential within hydrothermal deposits and sediments from the ice-covered, extraordinarily H2-rich Aurora Vent Field in the Arctic Ocean. Community-wide analysis revealed broad taxonomic…...
Ice Planet Recon: Glacier Surface Lowering And Subglacial Outflow Coincide With Blood Falls Discharge In The McMurdo Dry Valleys
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (218+ words) Blood Falls is a unique feature that appears at the snout of the Taylor Glacier in the upper Taylor Valley, East Antarctica. It is an iron-rich brine that occasionally gets expulsed from a subglacial source due to the weight and…...
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 15 February 2026: Diving Under The Ice At Lake Untersee
1+ week, 5+ day ago (532+ words) View at Lake Untersee Base Camp on 15 February 2026 showing the prevailing antarctic winds. Copyright Dale T. Andersen Research Team members (dive tenders) assist Dale as he prepares to begin his dive under the ice cover at Lake Untersee. Tenders play a…...
Mars’ “Young” Volcanoes Were More Complex Than Scientists Once Thought
2+ week, 1+ day ago (408+ words) Mars" "Young" Volcanoes Were More Complex Than Scientists Once Thought'astrobiology.com Mars" "Young" Volcanoes Were More Complex Than Scientists Once Thought What appears to be a single volcanic eruption is often the result of complex processes operating deep beneath the…...
Microbial Communities Of Selected Regions Of The Deep Springs Lake Aquifer System
2+ week, 3+ day ago (175+ words) Microbial Communities Of Selected Regions Of The Deep Springs Lake Aquifer System'astrobiology.com Microbial Communities Of Selected Regions Of The Deep Springs Lake Aquifer System Deep Springs Lake is a small, isolated, highly alkaline soda lake in Inyo County of…...
The Effects Of Non-ideal Mixing In Planetary Magma Oceans And Atmospheres
2+ week, 5+ day ago (205+ words) Recent advances in both geochemistry and astrophysics now allow the integration of experimental constraints and thermodynamic models across melt, metal, and gas phases. Here we extend a global chemical equilibrium model to include non-ideal behavior in all three phases. Our…...
10 Days Left To Apply: Vast x Explorers Club Grant
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (148+ words) There are ten days left to apply for the Vast x Explorers Club Grant, a new opportunity made possible through our partnership with Vast, the leader in developing next-generation space stations. Applications are open now through February 15, and full criteria…...
Ancient Rocks Reveal Annual Climate Cycles During Snowball Earth
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (694+ words) Scientists at the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks that the Earth's climate continued to fluctuate during its most extreme ice age " known as Snowball Earth. During the Cryogenian Period, between 720 and 635 million years ago, it has…...
ROSES-25 Amendment 40: Exoplanets Research Program Step-2 Due Date Deferred to February 2, 2026
4+ week, 2+ day ago (136+ words) ROSES-25 Amendment 40: Exoplanets Research Program Step-2 Due Date Deferred to February 2, 2026astrobiology.com ROSES-25 Amendment 40: Exoplanets Research Program Step-2 Due Date Deferred to February 2, 2026 The Exoplanets Research Program (XRP), element F.3 of ROSES-25, solicits basic research proposals to conduct scientific investigations that…...
Earth's Ancient Atmosphere May Have Rained Down The Key Ingredients For Life
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (635+ words) Earth's Ancient Atmosphere May Have Rained Down The Key Ingredients For Life'astrobiology.com Earth's Ancient Atmosphere May Have Rained Down The Key Ingredients For Life New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that Earth's ancient…...