Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

This meant subjecting microbes to minimum pressures equivalent to ten times those of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of ...

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

Around 2.3 billion years ago, the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE) marked a major turning point in Earth’s history. The increase ...

Scientists think they’ve found a way to investigate the creation of cell membranes and DNA genomes that gave rise to the last ...

UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Thomas Algeo has been studying the planet's five major mass extinctions since the ...

Explore how Earth would appear without life. Studies from Universe Today and Cornell University reveal atmospheric signals, surface conditions, and implications for exoplanet observations.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Did the geological processes of Earth (photographed here by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar ...

Evidence is mounting that the same basic chemistry that made Earth habitable is unfolding, or once unfolded, on Mars. From complex organics to minerals linked with microbial activity, the Red Planet ...

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.