A bacterium already famous for shrugging off extreme radiation and desiccation has now passed another brutal test: surviving ...

Bacteria hitchhiking on marine snow can dissolve its calcium carbonate ballast, slowing the particles’ descent.

When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

Learn how bacteria inside marine snow may dissolve shell minerals and influence how the ocean stores carbon.

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look ...

Do they become “snowbirds” and relocate to warmer climates until spring? Do they hibernate like bears? Or do they continue to do the jobs they do so well, waiting for spring and fresh plantings to ...