Scientists find cold‑adapted yeast in Ötzi the Iceman, bake sourdough with it, and show the ancient mummy still harbors a dynamic microbial ecosystem. More than five millennia after the Alpine discovery of Ötzi the Iceman, scientists have identified an...

A new space race for Mars is heating up as China accelerates its sample return mission while NASA’s plans face growing uncertainty. China is moving into the final phase of site selection for its ambitious Tianwen-3 mission, a bold effort to retrieve...

Tiny chemical clues inside Moon dust show what kinds of asteroids hit the Earth–Moon system for billions of years, and why those impacts added very little water to Earth. Earth has a short memory. Its surface is always changing as continents move,...

Scientists are combining AI and nanotechnology to detect potential signs of life in space by analyzing single-molecule electrical patterns in meteorites. Researchers at the University of Osaka have unveiled a novel electrical sensing technique that...

Japan’s MMX mission is headed to Mars to explore its moons and retrieve the first-ever soil samples from Phobos, targeting a return to Earth by 2031. Japan has embarked on an ambitious interplanetary mission, sending the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)...

New single-molecule electrical sensors could enable future spacecraft to detect molecular asymmetry, a key sign of extraterrestrial life. A breakthrough in electrical sensing technology could soon provide space exploration missions with a powerful new...

Japan’s MMX mission is officially underway, embarking on a historic journey to Mars to collect and return the first-ever soil samples from its moon Phobos. The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft has officially begun its long-distance trek...

Researchers have conducted the first-ever core samples of Turkey’s boat-shaped Durupinar formation on Mount Ararat, revealing surprising new geological data. Researchers investigating the Durupınar formation on Mount Ararat have completed their most...

China has identified eight potential landing sites for its 2028 Tianwen-3 mission, aiming to return Martian soil samples and search for signs of ancient life. China has narrowed the field of potential landing sites for its ambitious Tianwen-3 Mars...

employed ground‑penetrating radar, seismic tomography, core drilling, trench excavations, and radiocarbon dating of organic soil samples to probe the hill’s interior. Their analysis portrayed the site as a multi‑layered formation, with a massive core of...

A new British-built rover will drill deeper into Mars than ever before, embarking on a critical mission to uncover hidden traces of ancient alien life. A British-engineered rover, scheduled for a 2028 journey to the Red Planet, is poised to breach the...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of wood-working by ancient human ancestors from 500,000 years ago, revealing unexpected structural engineering skills. Archaeological evidence unearthed at Kalambo Falls in northern Zambia has pushed the timeline...

Rising seas are cracking the Cold War nuclear waste dome, risking exposure of hidden radioactive legacy. A network of fissures now criss‑crosses the concrete lid that caps a radioactive pit on Runit Island, the easternmost tip of Enewetak Atoll in the...