Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

New findings indicate that Mars' past conditions may have supported microbial life. Research draws parallels with extremophiles—microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments on Earth.

“It’s possible that Mars could have had ancient life on it,” said Hausrath, an aqueous geochemist who studies how water and minerals interact. “We’ve lost a lot of information about the ...

So, apart from Mars, the search for other forms of life is focused on satellites, especially those orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Looking further afield, more than 5,500 planets have been detected ...