Scientists have recently made groundbreaking discoveries about microbes that can survive in the harsh vacuum of space. This finding challenges our understanding of life’s resilience and opens up new ...

Some bacteria can take a punch that would crush a submarine. In a new set of impact tests, one desert microbe, Deinococcus ...

It is possible that extremophile microbes lcould exist on icy moons and planets with conditions similar to subglacial waters or the ocean floor.

A super-tough microbe may be able to survive being blasted from Mars into space—opening the door to interplanetary life transfer.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Technological advancements in computation and genetics have enabled researchers to sequence the genomes of vast numbers of organisms. With metagenomics techniques, researchers are able to sequence all ...

The microorganisms lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 25 July 2019, headed for the International Space Station, some 400 kilometres above. Their mission: to boldly mine basalt, in low Earth ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the fictional ragtag team of unenthusiastic heroes, the microscopic animals are ...