Episode 26 - Astrobiology

Published: Jan. 14, 2018, 5:51 a.m.

This episode, we look to the stars! Our discussion takes a tour across the field of astrobiology, the broad and thought-provoking science that seeks to answer the questions of how life arises, where it thrives, and where we might find it elsewhere in the universe, incorporating everything from astronomy to paleontology along the way.\nIn the news: Ancient Americans, a frozen baby rhino, unique dinosaur bones, and a surprising shared feature of cells.\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:03:30Main discussion: 00:28:00\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures: http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\nThe Podcast music is \u201cOn the Origin of Species\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.