Planetary scientists in Algeria and Switzerland have developed a scientific instrument that could help hunt for signs of life ...

Scientists found fossil-like traces in gypsum, suggesting ancient microbial life may have existed on Mars billions of years ...

Scientists may have uncovered a promising new method to detect ancient life on Mars. A recent study suggests that microbial ...

The surface of the Red Planet is constantly exposed to cosmic rays, and the Martian soil is so reactive that it's hostile to any organic compounds. Gypsum from Algeria stood in for Martian sulfate ...

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed all federal claims against Clark County in the long-running legal dispute over development on the privately-owned Blue Diamond Hill gypsum mine near Red Rock ...

Another process is to make a solution of one pound of borax in nine pounds of water, which is formed over the calcined fragments of gypsum. They are then kept at a strong red heat for six hours ...

Researchers have identified traces of fossilized life in terrestrial gypsum deposits, opening a new avenue for the search for biosignatures on Mars. This discovery, made using a state-of-the-art ...