Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

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Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

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Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

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The former U.S. president landed in hot water over the weekend after commenting on the existence of alien life.

Former US President Barack Obama says he has seen no evidence extra-terrestrials have made contact with Earth.

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.