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Steve Benner discusses ancient Martian life Chemist Steve Benner, director of the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution, holds an ancient Earth fossil as he explains emerging evidence for possible ancient and extant life on Mars during his presentation at the 2025 Mars Society Convention. Mat Kaplan / The Planetary Society