Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

As more people - and their respective pathogens - travel to space, it is likely that this is only the beginning.

The traditional Japanese paste tastes nuttier and more roasted when made in orbit, according to an experiment that could help ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is visiting a home away from Earth that has seen continuous human presence ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

Scientists now know that microbes have perfected unique ways to make a living in nearly every extreme environment on Earth—from Yellowstone’s hot pools to the volcanic vents of the deep sea.

In this symbiotic relationship, bacteria take up real estate on the spider’s exoskeletons, and in return, the microbes convert carbon-rich methane and oxygen into sugars and fats the spiders can ...

This discovery marks the first time scientists have observed this behavior in sea spiders. Other sea spider species, like many spiders on land, will capture and pierce their prey to suck up their ...

On top of that, the Earth’s atmosphere, satellites, and radio waves can interfere with the measurements. That’s why this new ground-based success is such a big achievement.

NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano.

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.