Mittwoch, 23. September 2009

The Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life Gets Weird

The Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life Gets Weird: "We may have been looking for extraterrestrial life in all the wrong places, say a group of Austrian astrobiologists who are studying non-water solvents that might be able to support life. Instead of searching for signs of Earth-like life on other planets, the scientists say we should be investigating the range of conditions that could support exotic life, even without water or carbon metabolism

(Via Wired News.)