Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical ...

Can life transport between planets from impacts? This is what a recent study published in PNAS Nexus hopes to address as a ...

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

In today’s interconnected world, the spread of pathogenic microorganisms poses a significant challenge to global public health, economic stability, and ...

Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could inform scientists ...

A research team has shown that methanogens, micro-organisms ubiquitous in low-oxygen environments like aquifers, soil and even permafrost, can propel their growth by dissolving calcium carbonate, one ...