Earth plants could thrive under the light of an alien sun, according to a recent experiment. A team of astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under ...

Ogden, Utah, April 16, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Microid is an alien bacteria simulator for Android, iOS and Windows that challenges players to design and conduct experiments. The game features dozens of ...

Saturn's moon Enceladus could harbour alien life in oceans deep beneath its frozen surface, according to a new study.

Astrobiologists in Germany are developing a new testing device that could help tease dormant alien microbes into revealing themselves — and its key ingredient is a common amino acid that’s found in ...

It’s one small step for man, one potential giant leap for Martiankind. Scientists have identified a region on Mars that could support living organisms, potentially bringing us a step closer to ...

A bacterium that can not only withstand but thrive on arsenic has been discovered by NASA scientists at the bottom of a Californian volcanic lake. That the bacteria can live on such a toxic substance ...