From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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As the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS sweeps through the inner solar system, it has become a magnet for both scientific ...

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...

That book is none other than Ursula K. Le Guin's classic novel The Left Hand of Darkness, which is Carol Sturka's (Rhea ...

As NASA plans for long-term human missions beyond Earth, one question keeps resurfacing: how do you sustain life in places ...

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A bizarre ecosystem discovered 3,640 meters deep in the Arctic reveals "frozen reefs" and alien-like life. Learn about this ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden world 3.6 kilometres beneath the Greenland Sea, where methane mounds and life thrive in complete darkness. The discovery could transform climate science and ...