One of these minerals is gypsum, which "has been widely detected on the Martian ... unknown alien nature might make them difficult to distinguish from microscopic rock formations. However, finding ...

Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals.

"We proved that our instrument is capable of detecting signatures of life in gypsum," he added, suggesting it might help do ...

The huge gypsum pile for now seems well designed and ... At some point, the dangers of processing the phosphate rock, from which phosphogypsum is a byproduct, will vastly outweigh the benefits.

Planetary scientists in Algeria and Switzerland have developed a scientific instrument that could help hunt for signs of life ...

The Gypsum Wallboard segment mines and extracts natural gypsum rock, which is used in the manufacture of gypsum wallboard. The Recycled Paperboard segment processes paper fiber, water, and paper ...

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed all federal claims against Clark County in the long-running legal dispute over development on the privately-owned Blue Diamond Hill gypsum mine near Red Rock ...

proving they can detect the fossils of microbes in gypsum samples that are a close analogy to sulfate rocks on Mars. "Our findings provide a methodological framework for detecting biosignatures in ...

One of these minerals is gypsum, which "has been widely detected on the Martian surface and is known for its exceptional fossilization potential," said Youcef Sellam, who is a PhD student at the ...