Now an assistant professor of astrobiology, he has gone from asking ... make predictions and they offer an alternative to experiments that may be too costly or impractical. That was the case ...

For centuries, humanity has pondered one of the greatest mysteries: how did life begin on Earth? Traditional theories have ...

Astrobiology explores life in the context of the evolution ... We also test evolutionary hypotheses by coupling isotopic approaches with microbial evolution experiments focused on geologically ...

In 1942, Sigmund Rascher and others conducted high-altitude experiments on prisoners at Dachau. Eager to find out how best to save German pilots forced to eject at high altitude, they placed ...

Experiments with various biological objects in space offer a unique opportunity to determine the limits of life and to investigate adaptation mechanisms. The simulation of environmental parameters as ...