For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking ...
New life-detection method: A statistical framework distinguishes living from nonliving chemistry by measuring molecular diversity and evenness. Applicable to missions: The technique can use data from ...
New UCR research shows that the search for life beyond Earth could benefit from a statistical approach that prioritizes ...
Early metal use: Ancient microbes used molybdenum over a billion years before oxygen levels rose, revealing a more versatile early metal use than previously thought. Scarcity advantage: Despite ...