Mars has fascinated scientists for decades, particularly its intriguing gullies etched into the sandy dunes of theRed Planet.

Scientists simulated the conditions of Mars in a lab to observe how blocks of carbon dioxide "dug" their way through the ...

Frozen deep beneath the Martian surface, traces of ancient life could have survived undisturbed for tens of millions of years ...

Blocks of frozen carbon dioxide sliding down Martian dunes may have carved the planet’s strange gullies, mimicking the work ...

New research shows that dry ice blocks, not water or life, may be responsible for the mysterious gullies carved into Mars’ ...

MIT astronauts aboard the International Space Station—and the MIT researchers who have sent up experiments—have advanced our ...

The findings may redefine the known boundaries of life on Earth and offer a model for what microbial life might look like on ...

Some ancient marine organisms produced mysterious magnetic particles of unusually large size, which can now be found as ...

When the researchers tested mutant yeast strains that couldn’t form these protective structures, those cells struggled to ...

New research reveals Mars’ mysterious gullies were carved by burrowing CO₂ ice blocks, not water, reshaping its story.

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a ...

Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the red ...