Mars is a hostile world for humans, but what about animals? Some species have extreme adaptations that could give them an unexpected edge on the Red Planet—far beyond human capabilities!

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. Mars possesses so many features in common with the earth that it is impossible to resist the thought ...

Today animal species’ names follow guidelines set ... David Bowie called his bandmates the Spiders From Mars—but the real spider called Heteropoda davidbowie hails from Southeast Asia.

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. The trio of long-chain compounds preserved in Martian soil ...