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Self-Sustaining Living Habitats in Extraterrestrial Environments

10 December 2024

Self-Sustaining Living Habitats in Extraterrestrial Environments Authors: R. Wordsworth and C. Cockell Standard definitions of habitability assume that life requires the presence of planetary gravity wells to stabilize liquid water and regulate surface temperature. Here, the consequences of relaxing this assumption are...

Greenhouse Warming Potential of a Suite of Gas Species on Early Mars Evaluated Using a Radiative-Convective Climate Model

14 November 2024

Several billion years ago, geological evidence indicates that Mars was warmer and wetter, with flowing rivers and lakes on its surface. This is hard to explain because the Sun was fainter then, and Mars's orbit is more distant than Earth's. The atmosphere of early Mars was probably thicker, but additional greenhouse gases...

Trinity College and the University of Cambridge to invest £48m in PhD studentships

12 November 2024

A new multi-million fund established by Trinity and the University of Cambridge seeks the brightest minds from across the world to conduct ground-breaking research at the University, creating the next generation of pioneering treatments, technology and services. The Trinity Cambridge Research Studentships (TCRS) have been...

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