Scientists recreate Enceladus’s ocean and watch Earth microbes thrive
Laboratory experiments show that a methane-producing archaeon from Earth can grow under simulated Enceladus seafloor conditions at pH…
Meteorite 200x larger than the dinosaur killer reshaped the course of evolution on Earth
A meteorite 50 to 200 times more massive than the one linked to the dinosaurs struck Earth 3.26…
50 years ago, did NASA’s Viking landers destroy the Martian life they were searching for?
Nearly half a century after NASA’s Viking landers touched Mars, one question shadows their experiments: Did they miss…
Fungi in space? Study finds surprising survival ability in Mars-like conditions
As space missions to Mars gain momentum, scientists are looking beyond rockets and landing systems. There is a…