This week we have 12 new papers relevant to the origins of life. Enjoy!

Please note that inclusion of these papers reflects topic, not quality, and that evaluating scientific merit is out of scope for this newsletter.

AI-detection tools (e.g. Pangram) can also be useful when first assessing new publications.

Astrobiology

The Interstellar Laser Beacons Hypothesis and the Cosmic Lighthouses Project
Apai et al. — preprint

Methodological Synergies between Technosignature and UHE Neutrino Searches
Dasgupta — preprint

Prediction of the distribution of segregation ice in the Mars regolith with Mg(ClO4)2 salts
Lacelle et al. — Icarus

Simulating the stellar bycatch: constraining the prevalence of extraterrestrial transmitters within radio SETI surveys
Mason et al. — Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

IMPRESS: A Planetary Penetrator Network for Astrobiology, Prospecting, and Exploration of Mars
Spacek et al. — Astrobiology

Biochemistry

Flavin cycling under prebiotic conditions: bidirectional electron transfer and versatility in nickel and iron containing environments
Lehtinen et al. — preprint

Biophysics

Conditions for Darwinian evolution in compartmentalized autocatalytic reaction networks
Matsubara et al. — preprint

Microbiology

Metabolic inhibition can enable compact physical integration of microbial partners
Krishnan et al. — preprint

Planetary Sciences

Current water trapping micro-habitats on the surface of Mars
Bognar et al. — Icarus

Coupling dynamical accretion and chemical differentiation: A unified framework for the diversity of Earth and Mars
Kong et al. — Astronomy & Astrophysics

Limited direct fluid exchange between the deep subsurface ocean and the shallow subsurface environment of Europa
Ojha et al. — Nature Astronomy

Planetesimal Formation Across the Stellar Mass Spectrum and its Influence on Exoplanet-Inherited Volatile Budgets
Williams et al. — preprint