At first glance, a robust desert moss ... to survive simulated Martian conditions within the Chinese Academy of Sciences' ...

Researchers have recreated the bizarre spider-like features seen on the surface of Mars for the first time ever. The ...

Scientists in China claim to have discovered a kind of desert moss that thrives in a ... they say, could survive on the surface of Mars without being sheltered inside a greenhouse.

To understand the life that might survive deep below Mars' surface, we can look to some of the deepest ... While the surface of Mars is a barren desert, Wright's data suggests considerable ...

The Kieffer model, the researchers concluded, was an accurate representation of the processes that produce, not just the ...

Newly released images of Mars reveal a "smiley" salt deposit on ... These deposits are particularly important because they "can provide optimal conditions for biological activity and preservation ...

wetlands can be restored. This is evident from research by Renske Vroom, who will receive ... The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its ...

Nasa's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking find on Mars, discovering pure sulphur ... of pure sulphur is like finding an oasis in the desert," said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity’s project ...

Have you ever wanted to live on Mars? This latest discovery might bring the possibility closer. Exploring on The Conversation "what it would take" to transform Mars' "barren landscape" into "a ...