Microbial Metropolises Revealed in Mexico's Hidden Underwater Labyrinth Known for Preserving Maya Relics

Medicine & Technology Nov 16, 2023

Divers gathered 78 water samples in Mexico's Yucatán underwater aquifer, revealing unique microbial life distinct from the nearby sea, forming varied microbial "neighborhoods." Continue reading to learn more details.

Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus Could Harbor Life After Scientists Detected Methane in the Jets of Water Bursting Through the Ice

Dec 29, 2022

Saturn's Enceladus has a vast ocean covered by an icy shell and near its mouth pole, hundreds of plumes of water vapor burst through the ice where scientists detected methane that could be a sign of microbial life. Read the article to learn more details.

International Space Station's Drinking Water Full of Bacteria! Study Investigates How Microbial Life Affects Long-Haul Space Mission

Sep 08, 2021

Researchers from Arizona State University characterized different bacterial populations in the International Space Station's drinking water. Understanding how microbial life survives in microgravity will help future space missions.

Active Volcanoes on Mars: With Continuing Eruptions Up to 3 Million years Ago, According to Study

May 17, 2021

Recent reports said, active volcanoes on Mars that existed from three and four billion years back, had smaller eruptions that continued up to three million years ago.

World's Oldest Water Found in Canada Sheds Light on the Beginning of Life

Apr 28, 2021

A geologist found the world's oldest water at a depth of 2.4 kilometers in Kidd Creek Mine in Canada that sheds light on water and life on Earth.

NASA Engaging Scientists, Engineers to Determine Ice Water Deposits on Mars

Feb 09, 2021

Since 2015, NASA has been engaging scientists and engineers to determine deposits of water ice on Mars that could be within reach of astronauts on the surface of the planet.

Microbial Life Found on Deep-Sea Rocks Sparks Hope for Finding Life on Mars

Apr 03, 2020

Scientists found microbial life thriving on deep-sea rocks give them hope that life on other planets such as Mars could be possible.