Lisa Kaspin-Powell

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Chlorate-rich Soil May Help Us Find Liquid Water on Mars

By Lisa Kaspin-Powell published

Bacteria may be able to survive in salty water on Mars, recent experiments on Earth suggest.

Mars
Plate tectonics

Did Plate Tectonics Set the Stage for Life on Earth?

By Lisa Kaspin-Powell published

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Early water on Earth

Why Formamide May Have Been Early Life's Alternative to Water

By Lisa Kaspin-Powell published

Water is the basis for life as we know it, but did life's building blocks form without it?

Search for Life
Titan in UV

Does Titan's Hydrocarbon Soup Hold A Recipe for Life?

By Lisa Kaspin-Powell published

Does all life depend on water? Titan may be home to methane-based life forms.

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