In 2005, an extraordinary discovery forever altered the way scientists approach the fossil record. Fossils of dinosaur bones ...

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered high-purity quartz crystals on Mars, a discovery that could reshape the search for ...

The discovery of pale, loose rocks on the Martian surface could suggest that Mars was once a much warmer world.

If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

Planetary scientists in Algeria and Switzerland have developed a scientific instrument that could help hunt for signs of life ...

With its vivid turquoise, green and blue waters, it’s no surprise Lake Salda is often promoted as the “Maldives of Turkey.” ...

Mars’ thick crust may have been a hidden engine of geological activity, producing granitic magmas and sustaining underground ...

"He was like, 'OK, now we are talking,'" recalls Sellam. In graduate school, he worked on an idea to help fill in the fossil ...

A former CIA 'spy' has broken his silence about his experience as a 'remote viewer,' claiming he uncovered there was once life on Mars. The CIA conducted experiments in the 1980s with Joe ...

The hope is that by installing a LIMS on a rover, it will be possible for a future Mars mission to seek out possible Martian fossils within Martian gypsum. "Our study shows that gypsum can ...

On Mars, scientists are searching for these clues in rocks, soils, or mineral deposits, such as gypsum, which could have preserved traces of ancient life. Biosignatures are not limited to visible ...