According to a recent paper in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Science, a few specialized bacteria survive circumstances similar to those of Mars’ early past, which may be due to a variety of adaptations. The hydrothermal crater lake of Costa ...

A team of researchers has created a microscope that can view bacteria in soil and plants at the micrometer scale. Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have created a specialized microscope to examine bacteria in soil and plants at ...

Recent discovery of new strains of bacteria on the ISS has created quite the buzz among scientists. Thanks to this, we might be able one day to grow food in space. Growing food in space is probably the most challenging ...