In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

Clearing water-guzzling and soil-damaging alien invasive plants costs South Africa several hundred million rands every year.

One hundred twenty light-years from us, there is an exoplanet that can potentially host life. It's called K2-18b, and it's ...

Scientists have discovered 26 new bacterial species that survived the extreme sterilization protocols of NASA cleanrooms ...

Yes, zombie creatures from another world could indeed land on a defenseless planet, but in a twist, it's the Earthlings who ...

Clearing water-guzzling and soil-damaging alien invasive plants costs South Africa several hundred million rands every year. Now, a promising pilot project to recoup some of this cost by producing ...

Nearly four kilometers below the surface of the Greenland Sea, scientists have discovered a thriving community of life that ...

Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most elegant solutions to life in extreme environments. Here’s how ...

It is possible to visit this strange place of 'snotties', psychedelic stalactites and long abandoned artefacts ...

They're some of the most sterile places on Earth - but scientists have discovered dozens of new bacterial species inside NASA ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

Commentary: Earth has been called the “Goldilocks planet" because it is positioned just the right distance for life to evolve ...