Recent years have witnessed renewed interest in manned missions to the Moon and even Mars. Such endeavours will inevitably result in microorganisms on astronauts and equipment coming into contact with ...

Microbes were observed living in icy conditions at the pols for the first time by the University of York. Study lead author Kelly Redeker said: “The fact that we have observed metabolically active ...

It could open up new possibilities for those looking of habitable worlds based on what we know about living conditions on Earth – mainly the presence of water and an oxygen rich atmosphere. But ...

The bacteria is currently undergoing testing - and so far it's not harmful to humans Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more newsletters Get ...

The dumping of goldfish in Rushmere Pond on Wimbledon and Putney Common may have spread a killer bacteria to other fish. The Environment Agency was called in to investigate when park rangers on the ...

Living organisms have reportedly been found on the hull of the International Space Station (ISS) and they might not have originated from the Earth. Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov said that the ...

The Guardian has published an article about the first case of alien bacteria dying from bird flu being recorded on Mars. Our verdict This is not a real article, and the Guardian confirmed it had never ...

Mysterious organisms are living on the inside – and outside – of the ISS (Picture: Getty) The International Space Station has been colonised by mysterious strains of bacteria – including some bugs ...

Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may have discovered the first case of alien life after allegedly finding bacteria on the hull of the space station. This bacteria was ...

Bacteria found in desert soils survives off just hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide Microscopic organisms discovered in Antarctica could change the way scientists look for alien life on ...

Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may have discovered the first case of alien life after allegedly finding bacteria on the hull of the space station. This bacteria was ...