Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

A tiny plant’s molecular “velcro” could help crops turn sunlight into food more efficiently. An international team of scientists has identified a surprising molecular strategy used by a rare group of ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even coral skeletons.

A small, unassuming moss from Earth’s deserts is drawing serious attention from scientists studying life beyond our planet. Syntrichia caninervis, known for surviving extreme conditions, is now being ...