Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic ...

Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is a dry, rocky world. Its famous red color has earned it the nickname the Red Planet. Mars has fascinated people throughout history, and today, it is one of ...

Both species were able to remain metabolically active throughout the tests. Related: Which animals will be the first to live ...

Mars has one-third the gravity of Earth and ... it may be more accurate to identify Martian humans as a different species than Earth humans.

Like much of Mars, the butterscotch plain is inhospitable, empty, ancient, and, when it comes down to it, pretty dull. But a few hundred meters to the south, over a shoal of low, uneven hummocks ...

In an experiment simulating harsh Martian conditions, including X-ray radiation, scientists discovered that certain lichens ...

Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.

Colonizing Mars might be the best chance to ensure the human species survival in the future. In order to adapt to Mar’s hostile living conditions, our bodies will evolve in ways that might end ...

David Bowie called his bandmates the Spiders From Mars—but the real spider called Heteropoda davidbowie hails from Southeast Asia. The scientist who found the orange-haired species named it in ...

A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that ...