When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that ...

Lichen from the Mojave Desert has stunned scientists by surviving months of lethal UVC radiation, suggesting life could exist ...

How did complex life survive when Earth was frozen over? Scientists say tiny meltwater ponds on ancient ice may have been the ...

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...

Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay ...

Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely frozen over, creating what has been dubbed "Snowball Earth".

Scientists from MIT studied how organisms live in modern Antarctic meltwater ponds to predict how similar organisms would ...

Discover the importance of rainforests, Earth's life-support system, and how you can help protect them for a sustainable ...

When Rakesh Sharma went to space with the Russian mission in 1984, it was a moment of great pride for the entire country.

Climate change is not in the near future; it is here, in the melting glaciers and the drying rivers. While we review what has ...