For years, scientists have puzzled over the sinuous grooves found etched across the sand dunes of Mars. These features, ...

Mars has fascinated scientists for decades, particularly its intriguing gullies etched into the sandy dunes of theRed Planet.

The baker’s yeast that helps make bread and beer may also hold secrets to life beyond Earth. A new study by researchers at ...

Scientists simulated the conditions of Mars in a lab to observe how blocks of carbon dioxide "dug" their way through the ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.

"In spring, this ice begins to warm up and sublimate. The last remnants of this ice are located on the shaded side of the ...

A team of Indian researchers has discovered that baker’s yeast can survive extreme Martian-like conditions involving high-intensity shock waves and toxic perchlorate salts. Baker’s yeast ...

Scientists treated the yeast, known scientifically as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with 100 millimolar sodium perchlorate alone ...

Humanity’s plans to eventually colonise Mars have been given a major boost after scientists made a huge discovery. Both NASA ...

The team exposed yeast cells to high-intensity shock waves, akin to those produced by meteorite impacts on Mars, and perchlorate salts, toxic chemicals present in Martian soil.

The first image of the Keyhole structure was acquired by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) HiRISE spacecraft in November with its smaller context camera (CTX). The image P14_006672_1836_XN_03N267W ...

Blocks of frozen carbon dioxide sliding down Martian dunes may have carved the planet’s strange gullies, mimicking the work ...