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

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and ...

The extinction ended up erasing about 80-90% of marine species and approximately 70% of land-based vertebrate families, ...

When animals have a slow metabolic rate, they do not age but rather have a prolonged life. Resistance to diseases and genetics are also factors that can contribute to the longevity of an animal.

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 ...

A new phylum of microbes has been discovered in the Earth’s Critical Zone. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth’s Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

The global company headquartered in Dallas announced it has successfully been able to de-extinct an animal — the first ...

The closest place to Rhode Island to witness the emergence of periodical cicadas is Cape Cod, where Brood XIV is expected to emerge around Memorial Day weekend. PROVIDENCE – The forests of the eastern ...