Chile's Volcanic Lakes May Hint At Where To Look For Life On Mars

Originally published: Jun 6 2014 - 12:15pm, Inside Science News ServiceBy: Ker Than, Contributor(Inside Science) -- Collecting samples from the volcanic lakes of northern Chile, scientists have discovered microscopic organisms preserved in long, narrow blades of gypsum salt. The discovery, according to researchers, suggests a new way to examine Mars for evidence of life.It might not just be fossils encased in the Martian salts, either: The gypsum salts from Chile contained tiny bubbles, or "incl...