Interest in Martian life had been spurred by a now infamous announcement from the White House lawn in 1996, when President ...

Present-day Mars is a barren and inhospitable planet, but it may have once had sandy beaches and tranquil ocean vistas. According to findings published on February 24 in the Proceedings of the ...

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface ...

Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have uncovered new evidence that water once flowed beneath the surface ...

A new study identifies eight Martian caves that scientists say should be prioritized in future life-search missions.

NASA's Curiosity rover takes in a desolate view of Mars at Gale crater in 2021. Cold, dry, and barren: Mars doesn't look like it could be a haven for life — at least not the kind humans are familiar ...

Though Mars, the Red Planet, is a vast and inhospitable land today, scientists think it once resembled our very own Earth — the Blue Planet, if you will. More specifically, experts say Mars once had a ...

(NEW YORK) -- A 350-billion-year-old rock discovered on the Red Planet is "the closest we've come to discovering ancient life on Mars," according to NASA. Potential signs of microbial life were found ...

(NewsNation) — Unusual chemical compounds found on rocks on Mars could be a sign that life once existed on the red planet, though researchers have cautioned that the evidence is far from conclusive.

Researchers say they have gathered evidence of Mars' atmosphere sputtering for the first time. Understanding how Mars' atmosphere has changed over time will undoubtedly help us discover more about the ...

In a remarkable development that challenges our understanding of life’s origins, researchers have identified human-like DNA ...