The Mars 2020 mission will seek the signs of ancient life on Mars and will identify, prepare,
document, and cache a set of samples for possible return to Earth by a follow-on mission …

Endospores of Bacillus spp., especially Bacillus subtilis, have served as experimental
models for exploring the molecular mechanisms underlying the incredible longevity of …

The nine editions of Stable Isotope Geochemistry have appeared over a time span of nearly
50 years. The first edition (1973) appeared as a slim book of 135 pages. Due to the rapid …

Concepts, methods and techniques of statistical physics in the study of correlated, as well as
uncorrelated, phenomena are being applied ever increasingly in the natural sciences …

It has been 10 years since publication of the first edition ofSoils of the Past. In that time the
subject of paleopedology hasgrown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream …

An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types,
biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System. investigates the variety of pathways and …

Hundreds of studies have found that weak magnetic fields can significantly influence various
biological systems. However, the underlying mechanisms behind these phenomena remain …

We present the results of a new series of nongray calculations of the atmospheres, spectra,
colors, and evolution of extrasolar giant planets (EGPs) and brown dwarfs for effective …

The second ExoMars mission will be launched in 2020 to target an ancient location
interpreted to have strong potential for past habitability and for preserving physical and …

Alien Ocean immerses readers in worlds being newly explored by marine biologists, worlds
usually out of sight and reach: the deep sea, the microscopic realm, and oceans beyond …