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The Great Oxidation Event and the Rubisco Family TreeAug. 1, 2017
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Watch Talks from AbGradCon 2017July 27, 2017
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2017 NASA Astrobiology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program SelectionsJuly 26, 2017
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Astrobiology Sessions at GSA 2017July 22, 2017
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Origins of Life ResearchJuly 21, 2017
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Weathering of Rocks a Poor Regulator of Global TemperaturesJuly 18, 2017
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Fifth Baruch S. Blumberg/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology AnnouncedJuly 17, 2017
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Emergence of Eukaryotes Traced Back to 2.31 Billion Years AgoJuly 14, 2017
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Has America Really Lost Its “Lead in Space?”July 13, 2017
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Exoplanet Biosignatures Workshop Without Walls Report Now AvailableJuly 7, 2017
Artist impression of NASA's Cassini spacecraft dives through the plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus in 2015.
A Big Repeating Molecule May Be What Defines LifeJuly 6, 2017
Cover of Nature Geosciences featuring the research of M. Amenabar et al. The image shows overlapping gradients in mineral substrates capable of supporting microbial metabolism in a hot spring outflow channel in Yellowstone National Park, WY.
Why Does a Yellowstone Microorganism Prefer Meager Rations Over Rich Ones?July 5, 2017
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