Imagine a common item in your kitchen pantry, one that you use almost daily, surviving on the harsh surface of Mars. This might sound like science fiction, but recent research from a leading space ...

The latest fungus on Mars research is drawing attention after scientists tested whether certain space resistant microbes could survive conditions similar to space travel and the Martian surface. The ...

Fungi found in NASA cleanrooms survived simulated Mars and space conditions. Their spores endured harsh exposures, suggesting decontamination must expand beyond bacteria. (Nanowerk News) Scientists ...

Can life survive on Mars? This is what a recent study published in PNAS Nexus hopes to address as a team of scientists from India investigated how life could survive on the surface of Mars, despite ...

Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is an indispensable ingredient in making bread, beer, and biotechnology products. But this humble organism also holds clues to something more cosmic – how life ...

Decontamination in cleanrooms used by NASA to build and study spacecraft focus mainly on bacteria. Researchers recently identified fungi in samples from spacecraft-associated environments, including ...