A newly identified class of RNA molecules has been discovered in bacteria living inside the human body. These circular ...

In the South China Sea, near the Paracel Islands, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly ...

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...

The white areas on the edges of these gullies in the Martian region of Terra Sirenium, shown in an image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, are thought to be areas of dusty ice similar to those ...

What can volcanic sulfur on ancient Mars teach scientists about whether microbial life might have existed? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of ...

An Argentina lagoon turned a bright pink color caused by sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial product used in fish factories - Copyright AFP Timur Matahari An Argentina ...

Aliens on Mars have not yet been found — but signs that the Red Planet hosted life billions of years ago have, NASA said Thursday. The space agency’s Perseverance rover found a spot-covered rock ...

The study of early Earth microbial life and its associated organic matter provides crucial insights into the origins and evolution of life on our planet. Recent work has illuminated the remarkable ...

Fresh lava looks like the last place anything could live, yet biologists are now finding microbial communities moving in ...

New research in Yellowstone National Park has found a connection between earthquake swarms and the chemical reactions needed ...