Jaclyn Winter and Shiladitya DasSarma will discuss how they harness the unique biology of extremophiles for the discovery and development of new therapeutics.

As the afternoon breezes blow harder in the Atacama Desert—a place so desolate it’s used as a model of Mars—more microbes move into its driest regions.

Researchers recovered eight species from the salty, alkaline environment—increasing the known biodiversity of animals in the California lake five-fold.

Scientists estimate that subterranean organisms constitute a massive amount of carbon, 245 to 385 times greater than that contained in all humans.

Water bears can reanimate after years of desiccation—and gel-forming proteins unique to the animals may explain how.

Growing evidence points to a once-habitable world—and recent findings suggest that life could exist on Mars today.

High levels of radiation, among other health risks, challenge the future colonization of the Red Planet.

Two previously overlooked archaeal strains fill an evolutionary gap for microbes.

Extremophiles can thrive on perchlorates and metabolize carbon monoxide, researchers report.