A new study published inPNAS Nexus suggests that baker’s yeast might be far more rugged than anyone expected. Known scientifically as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the same yeast that helps bread rise has ...

Paradox Interactive and Haemimont Games announced that they are rereleasing their underrated PS4 city-builder survival game, Surviving Mars. Simply titled Surviving Mars: Relaunched, this new version ...

Fungi found in NASA cleanrooms survived simulated Mars and space conditions. Their spores endured harsh exposures, suggesting decontamination must expand beyond bacteria. (Nanowerk News) Scientists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (CREDIT: Oliver Morton) A fungus pulled from NASA cleanrooms kept surviving tests that were meant to mimic nearly every stage of a ...

People have long been intrigued by the possibility of life beyond Earth and how it might endure in extraterrestrial environments. There is no confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial life, not even on ...

The latest fungus on Mars research is drawing attention after scientists tested whether certain space resistant microbes could survive conditions similar to space travel and the Martian surface. The ...

Decontamination in cleanrooms used by NASA to build and study spacecraft focus mainly on bacteria. Researchers recently identified fungi in samples from spacecraft-associated environments, including ...