In science fiction movies and shows like "The Martian" or "For All Mankind", Mars is often depicted as a challenging but ultimately survivable environment for humanity. Though conditions might be ...

Could a human really survive on Mars using nothing but potatoes and waste? This experiment explores the science behind one of the most extreme survival scenarios ever imagined. From nutrient ...

The latest fungus on Mars research is drawing attention after scientists tested whether certain space resistant microbes could survive conditions similar to space travel and the Martian surface. The ...

NASA cleanrooms exist to keep spacecraft free of fungus and bacteria that could unknowingly hitch a ride to another world. But what if these procedures aren’t sufficient? This is what a recent study ...

Can life survive on Mars? This is what a recent study published in PNAS Nexus hopes to address as a team of scientists from India investigated how life could survive on the surface of Mars, despite ...

A fungus pulled from NASA cleanrooms kept surviving tests that were meant to mimic nearly every stage of a trip to Mars. That does not mean Mars is about to be seeded with Earth life. However, the ...

Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is an indispensable ingredient in making bread, beer, and biotechnology products. But this humble organism also holds clues to something more cosmic – how life ...