Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

In a series of experiments at Johns Hopkins University, Lily Zhao fired tiny samples of a microorganism with a room-sized gas ...

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

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While aliens in science fiction hop between planets on vast spaceships, scientists say real-life extraterrestrials might take ...

Beyond that, in the decades to come, we might be able to see the colours of an exoplanet’s surface, and determine if plant life might be present there. And then we can search for changes in a planet’s ...

Explore the dramatic rock formations of Valle de la Luna in the Atacama Desert, Chile—an alien landscape that earned its ...

Imagine walking into a job interview and the person across the desk literally can't look you in the eye because your face has ...

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