Scientists may have uncovered a promising new method to detect ancient life on Mars. A recent study suggests that microbial fossils could be preserved in sulfate minerals like gypsum, which are ...

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"Our findings provide a methodological framework for detecting biosignatures in Martian sulfate minerals, potentially guiding future Mars exploration missions," said Sellam.

Such discoveries suggest water once flowed beneath Mars' surface. On Earth, sulfate minerals can preserve microscopic fossils of microbes. Finding similar structures on Mars could indicate past life.

Calcium sulfate is a naturally occurring mineral that is commonly found in gypsum: a mineral used in brewing beer and other products.

When water evaporates, it leaves behind sulfate minerals that had been dissolved in the water — a simple school experiment of boiling away rain water reveals this.

When it comes to hunting for evidence of ancient life on Mars, some key features that scientists want to explore are areas with high levels of sulfate minerals. These salts form in the presence of ...

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The government hopes to cut dependency on China in critical minerals, from the current 80 percent level to 50 percent by 2030.

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