Researchers have detected hints of life where they did not believe it could exist. Findings regarding this discovery have been published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. The place ...

Tiny soil animals survive harsh desert conditions, revealing hidden life and climate driven survival strategies underground.

Deep beneath the ocean, scientists uncovered thriving microbial life in one of Earth’s harshest environments—an area with a pH of 12, where survival seems nearly impossible. Using lipid biomarkers ...

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes. Inspired by moss's ...

A 2025 satellite photo captures the stark contrast between the barren Poás volcano and the surrounding Costa Rican jungle. The volcano's super-acidic lake provides the perfect analog for studying how ...

Three people were airlifted from Antarctica in a high-risk rescue mission this week, after medical emergencies at a remote U.S. research base required urgent evacuation through some of the harshest ...

Both 3D and 0D rare-earth perovskites with high crystal structural rigidity are demonstrated as high-temperature ...