Antarctic fungi survive Martian conditions on the International Space Station

The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee

A team of researchers from Canada and the U.S. has developed a catalyst that quickly and efficiently converts carbon dioxide into simple chemicals

A cosmic gorilla effect could blind the detection of aliens

Artificial intelligence predicts corruption

There is one year to go until asteroid 2015 TB145 approaches Earth once again, just as it did in 2015 around the night of Halloween

New evidence in support of the Planet Nine hypothesis - Spanish astronomers have used a novel technique to analyse the orbits of the so-called extreme trans-Neptunian objects, to suggest the existence of a planet located at a distance between 300 to 400 times the Earth-Sun separation.

Bacteria used as factories to produce cancer drugs - Researchers have developed a method of producing P450 enzymes, used by plants to defend against predators and microbes, in bacterial cell factories, which are also involved in the biosynthesis of active ingredients of cancer drugs.

Study shows that microwaving and grilling are the best processes to maintain the nutritional profile of mushrooms

The tarantula wolf spider measures distance with its lateral eyes, and uses polarized light to track its movement away from its burrow and calculates its return trip

Protosuns teeming with prebiotic molecules: Astrophysicists find complex organic molecules from which sugars, amino acids and even nucleic acids essential for life can be made in the regions where stars similar to our Sun are born

Analysis Suggests Solar System Contains Massive Trans-Neptunian Objects

The antioxidant activity of citrus juices and other foods is undervalued

Bacteria manipulate salt to build shelters to hibernate: When E-coli cells are added to a droplet of salt water and left to dry, bacteria manipulate NaCl crystallization to create 3D morphologically complex formations…

Abuse could lead to permanent brain damage: Childhood maltreatment associated with cerebral grey matter abnormalities

Spanish and Japanese centenarians reveal a genetic key to longevity: The genes of 894 people over the age of 100 has revealed that the secret to longevity, at least in southern Europe, lies in a variant on chromosome 9p21.3, which had already been associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease.