In general, the main prerequisites for adaptive radiation are: (1) environmental stability for evolutionarily significant periods (starting from thousands of years ago); and (2) physical isolation from the river drainages harboring diverse fish faunas15,20,31. The latter serves a dual purpose: fir...
Knowing whether there is life beyond Earth has been a vital question for humanity for a long time. Several scientific exploration missions have recently been set for Mars since it is most similar to the Earth in the Solar System1,2. Soil, also known as pedosphere, serves as a habitat for ...