A strikingly clear lake nestled in southwestern Turkey has become a focal point for scientists aiming to understand the ...

Mysterious tunnels in desert rocks may be the work of unknown microbes, hinting at a hidden world inside marble and limestone ...

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

Microbial life thrives in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Bacteria, archaea, and other microorganisms inhabit ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

NASA's Perseverance rover isn't just hunting for signs of ancient life on Mars, it's also testing spacesuit materials right ...

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...

Studying its formation could help us look for fossilized remains of microbial life on Mars.

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by ...

After analyzing over 800 samples collected by astronauts in multiple modules of the United States Orbital Segment in the ISS, Benitez and his team concluded the microbial and chemical environment on ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is testing spacesuit materials on Mars to help scientists design gear for future astronauts.

"We found evidence for wind, waves, no shortage of sand—a proper, vacation-style beach," said geologist Benjamin Cardenas.