Dale Andersen’s astrobiology research team is currently conducting groundbreaking studies at Lake Untersee, a unique location that offers insights into the potential for life beyond Earth. This ...

Mars looks familiar in telescope images, but its thin air, deep cold and radiation soaked surface would kill an unprotected human in minutes. To turn that hostile landscape into somewhere people can ...

Spacecraft are assembled in specialized “cleanrooms” that are designed to avoid contamination from dust and microorganisms. But bacteria called extremophiles have genetic components that allow them to ...

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) has discovered a previously unknown deep-sea ecosystem of extreme lifeforms thriving on the Arctic ...