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People have long been intrigued by the possibility of life beyond Earth and how it might endure in extraterrestrial environments. There is no confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial life, not even on ...

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 ...

Some animals do not have red blood like humans. From spiders to octopuses, their copper-rich blue blood helps them survive ...

University of Houston microbiologists discovered that a rare bacterium in NASA clean rooms can “play dead” to survive extreme sterilization conditions. A rare microorganism found in an unexpected ...

Snakes are one of nature's most interesting survivors. Where most people imagine them basking in warm sun or hiding amongst ...

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), has launched the world's first Deep ...

How do camels survive in deserts? Camels are well suited to their desert habitats, with numerous clever adaptations that help ...

A study reviews the classification and functions of all known groups of plant hormones in the plant world, which are key molecules in plant life and have diverse applications in agriculture and plant ...

The humble clumps of moss that grow on garden walls and between the cracks of sidewalks are hardy enough to survive the rigors of space, a new experiment found, and that means the velvety green stuff ...

Mount Everest, the Sahara Desert, and the Arctic Circle — these are just some of the extremes humans experience. But how have humans evolved to live in such a broad range of environments? In this ...