To develop techniques to drill into the surface of Mars to look for signs of life, NASA and Spanish scientists recently began drilling 150 meters (495 feet) into the ground near the source of the ...

A search for evidence of cryptic life in the subsurface region of a fractured Paleozoic volcanosedimentary deposit near the source waters of the Rio Tinto River (Iberian pyrite belt, southwest Spain) ...

NASA and Spanish scientists, who are developing ways to drill into Mars in search of underground life, will take part in eight worldwide, educational webcasts from their project site near Spain’s Rio ...

This image shows acidic mine drainage (AMD) precipitates in the Rio Tinto River, Spain. AMD precipitates are rich in iron oxyhydroxide minerals such as ferrihydrite. These minerals typically grow by ...

image: This image shows acidic mine drainage (AMD) precipitates in the Rio Tinto River, Spain. AMD precipitates are rich in iron oxyhydroxide minerals such as ferrihydrite. These minerals typically ...