Bacteria that thrive on Earth may not make it in the alien lands of Mars. A potential deterrent is perchlorate, a toxic chlorine-containing chemical discovered in Martian soil during various space ...

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have investigated how bacteria that can mould Martian soil into brick-like structures fare in the presence of perchlorate, a toxic ...

The Revuelto weighed even more, at 1960kg, but it has a 6.5-litre V12 and is so alien that its corpulence doesn't initially ...

Scientists have discovered that perchlorate, a chemical previously thought harmful to Martian life, can actually strengthen bacteria-made "space bricks." Researchers found that under specific ...

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New theoretical models have strengthened the case that immense, energy-harvesting structures orbiting their host stars could ...

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