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Microbially induced sedimentary structures in fluvial settings: the gas domes from the Bolzano Megacaldera (Permian, Italy)

Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 914-944, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Gas domes serve as some of the earliest and most persisting indicators of life on Earth, yet their documentation in continental environments remains sparse. This study aims to bridge this gap by examining gas domes within the Permian fluvial succession of Monte Luco, located in the caldera of the Bolzano Supervolcano. These structures occur as
Andrea Baucon, Steffen Trümper, Corrado Morelli, Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Roberto Cabella, Evelyn Kustatscher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Drilling for Extraterrestrial Applications. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Battsengel GE, Melkoumian N, Harvey D, Akmeliawati R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Modern microbial landscape: Aerial mapping of microbially induced sedimentary structures forming in a coastal sabkha

Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 1286-1306, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) are considered important for understanding primitive life on Earth and for guiding the search for life on other planets. These structures are regarded as macroscopic fossils of early communities of unicellular organisms that did not produce skeletons or shells. In this study, field observations
Tomaso R. R. Bontognali, Axel Bouquety, Ottaviano Rüsch, Brigitte Kuhn, Zulfa Al Disi, Fadhil Sadooni, Nikolaus Kuhn, Jean‐Luc Josset, Hamad Al‐Saad Al‐Kuwari   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extraterrestrial regolith is hemostatic and potentially suitable for hemorrhage control in space. [PDF]

Res Pract Thromb Haemost
Ali-Mohamad N, Wang TH, Juang LJ, Peng N, Cau MF, Cannon K, Kastrup CJ.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Distribution of extraterrestrial nucleobases, other N-heterocycles, and their precursors in a sample from asteroid Bennu. [PDF]

Commun Chem
Oba Y, Koga T, Takano Y, Naraoka H, Hirakawa Y, Sunami S, Furukawa Y, Yamazaki T, Tomaru T, Dworkin JP, Glavin DP, Connolly HC, Lauretta DS.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Planetary protection and the search for extraterrestrial life

One of the main goals of space exploration is to search for signs of life beyond Earth. Planetary protection measures play a crucial role in preserving the integrity of these investigations.
Rettberg, Petra
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Kerogen-rich rocks influence growth and composition of an anaerobic microbial community. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Waajen AC, de Wit W, Sánchez-Román M, Edgar JO, Telling J, Cockell CS.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fabrication and Characterization of Low-Mass and Flexible Heater for Lunar Applications. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Marzana M, Fang Q, Raut AA, Shanov V.
europepmc   +1 more source

Primary Stress Factors and Adaptive Mechanisms of Microalgae in Space Environments and Their Applications in Space Life Support Systems. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Dai S, Feng W, Lae J, Yu X, Ho CM, Yang F, Miao Q, Duan P.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Searching for extraterrestrial life advances terrestrial sustainability. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Howells AEG, Fontana CG, Elkassas S, Caro TA, Kashyap S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source