Volcanoes on Mars could be geologically ACTIVE and may mean microbes lived there, study finds

Volcanos on Mars could still be active, researchers claim, saying that it could mean life on the Red Planet was active within the past 30,000 years. University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the Planetary Science Institute discovered unknown volcanic deposits in satellite images of the planet. The team said these images showed evidence … Read more

Microbes may be thriving below the Mars surface by surviving on chemical energy from groundwater

How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more

Microbes found in Earth’s mist arid desert could guide scientists to uncovering life on Mars

The search for life on other planets has captivated mankind for decades. But the reality could be a little less like the Hollywood blockbusters, scientists have revealed. They say if there was life on the red planet, it probably will present itself as fossilized bacteria – and have proposed a new way to look for … Read more

Microbes found in Earth’s mist arid desert could guide scientists to uncovering life on Mars

The search for life on other planets has captivated mankind for decades. But the reality could be a little less like the Hollywood blockbusters, scientists have revealed. They say if there was life on the red planet, it probably will present itself as fossilized bacteria – and have proposed a new way to look for … Read more

Scientists discover cheese is so smelly because it helps microbes ‘talk’ to the bacteria

News in Brie! Scientists discover cheese is so smelly because it helps microbes ‘talk’ to the bacteria that makes it ripe Researchers at Tufts University in US have found why the smell of cheese is vital  They discovered the bacteria respond to volatile organic compounds from fungi Released into the air and gives the delicious … Read more

Life on Venus? Traces of gas that could be coming from MICROBES detected in planet’s clouds

Traces of phosphine gas detected in the clouds above Venus could be an indication that the planet supports microbial life, a study has concluded. On Earth, phosphine — a colourless gas that smells like garlic, or decaying fish — is naturally produced mainly by certain microorganisms in the absence of oxygen. It can also be … Read more

Microbes beneath the seafloor found living on fifty-billion-billion times less energy than a human’

Tiny microbes living underneath the seafloor have been found surviving on a fraction of the energy a human needs to live – setting a new lower energy limit for life. An international team of researchers led by Queen Mary University of London used data from the sub-seafloor to create a new global picture of the … Read more

Glowing green microbes on Earth could hold the key to life on Mars

Mars could be teeming with glowing green microbes, according to researchers who found the bacteria living in volcanic rocks deep beneath the ocean floor.  A wide variety of bacteria have been found thriving in rocks deep below the Earth’s oceans in densely packed communities and the same is likely true of Mars.    Researchers from the … Read more