As the sun grew hotter, so did Mars, prompting much of its atmospheric carbon dioxide to rain out and ultimately get locked ...

Researchers have successfully grown green algae in a specialized bioplastic “shelter” designed to mimic Mars. The Harvard ...

New research shows how Mars may have undone its own habitability, while Earth stayed stable enough to support life.

Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

A lab experiment that simulated Mars conditions showed that green algae can grow in plastic containers made from the same ...

On Sol 215, Perseverance's microphones were open as it entered the eye of a dust devil, finding a "very sharp and intense" ...

UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...

Scientists have created living communities of bacteria and fungi that could survive in protective habitats on the Red Planet.

The image, captured by NASA ’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, is the first of its kind: a volcano on the Red Planet seen on the ...

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...