Multiple plans exist to explore Mars in the coming decades using robotic and crewed missions. The ultimate goal of these ...

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the ...

WELCOME to Mars – where the air is too thin to breathe and the surface temperature is too cold for unsheltered life. Yet the ...

A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that ...

Planets' temperatures are largely influenced by their structural characteristics and proximity to the Sun, however, Venus ...

Because salt has been detected on Mars, it is likely that Martian mudflows are also salty, much like Earth’s mud volcanoes, ...

A new study, published in IMA Fungus, reveals that lichens not only survive but also function in environments similar to those on the red planet. Such a discovery flies in the face of previously-held ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including ...

Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.

Warm spells on Mars may spark massive dust storms, scientists say, bringing us closer to predicting Martian weather. Today’s ...