The famous biodiversity of the island of Madagascar owes much of its richness to geologic processes according to a new multidisciplinary study published in the journal Science.
It might be that what set prebiotic chemistry in motion and kept it going in the early days of the Earth was dust from outer space accumulating in holes melted into ice sheets. Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Cambridge have used a computer model to test this scenario.
Cara Magnabosco and her team study subsurface environments at BedrettoLab, focusing on simple life-forms like bacteria surviving by "breathing rocks". They explore conditions for life emergence and survival, discovering rare microorganisms and conducting experiments to understand their lifestyle.
focusTerra is celebrating its 15th anniversary in April 2024. This anniversary will be recognised on International Museum Day, which will take place at focusTerra on Sunday, 26 May 2024.