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ReviewNature communications2025

Searching for extraterrestrial life advances terrestrial sustainability.

Alta E G Howells, Catherine G Fontana, Sabrina Elkassas, Tristan A Caro, Srishti Kashyap

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Review in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alta E G Howells *Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA. alta.howells@colorado.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5700-7842
Catherine G Fontana *Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
Sabrina Elkassas *Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4724-4606
Tristan A Caro *Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-7444
Srishti Kashyap *Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4950-9636

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrobiology, while traditionally focused on understanding the origin of life on Earth and the potential for life elsewhere, offers powerful tools and insights for addressing urgent challenges on our planet. We call for a deliberate integration of astrobiological research with applied science. Knowledge gained from biological systems and study sites on Earth that guide investigation of planetary bodies in our solar system can inform strategies for carbon capture, low-carbon energy production, waste remediation, and biotechnology. Therefore, we argue that astrobiology must evolve to become a bidirectional science that not only explores the cosmos but also supports sustainable life on Earth.

Indexed as

ExobiologyExtraterrestrial EnvironmentHumansOrigin of Life

Identifiers

PMID41444221
PMCPMC12775524

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