This is unfortunate, because both approaches are needed to understand ecology: there is so much still unknown both about basic biology and about how our biosphere functions. Although while the ...

Discover how scientists blend biology, synthetic biology, and astrobiology to speculate on alien life forms, focusing on the shared characteristics that might transcend Earth's biosphere. One of the b ...

A recent study presents a new way to understand life by describing it as a cascade of machines producing machines, spanning from molecular to biosphere levels. What is life? This question remains the ...

representing a previously unknown deep biosphere under hyper-arid desert soils. The deep bacterial community possibly relies on gypsum for water. The authors note that Mars also has gypsum ...

Living matter remains the quintessential puzzle of biological sciences, a question that embodies the intricate complexity and stunning diversity of life forms. A new study suggests that one viable ...

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biosphere, a startup developing advanced bioproduction systems, has emerged from stealth today with their launch of a groundbreaking UV ...