Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to huge heights.

Engineers have created new technology that can move cells without touching them, enabling critical tasks that currently require large pieces of lab equipment to be carried out on a benchtop device.

A genomic study of hydrogen-producing bacteria has revealed entirely new gene clusters capable of producing large volumes of hydrogen.

The University of Hawaii astronomer’s interest in habitable worlds began at a geothermal field in Iceland, where she and a ...

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A volcanic fissure has opened up near the town of Grindavík on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula following a significant uptick in earthquake activity. Images show lava breaching the town's defensive ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

Researchers at academic institutions nationwide say that U.S. science is being dismantled. Government Science Data: Vast ...

Picture a volcanic eruption – not of lava, but of fine, murky sediments expanding throughout ... Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of species in the region are new to science. Current mining ...

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A Michigan resident died earlier this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said.