It all started when Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli ... simply read it as “canal”. Soon, people began to believe that intelligent beings were present on Mars and accomplishing their ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

The largest organic molecules ever found on Mars have now been identified by scientists. The compounds, discovered in ancient rocks, could be evidence of past life. They show that there were ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled. Named "St. Pauls Bay" by the mission team, the Mars rock features hundreds of millimeter-size dark ...

But that didn’t kill the prospect of Martian life. Mars missions have not found alien-built canals. But they have found plenty of other features that look like they were carved by liquid water.

Their life detection experimental findings still reverberate within the scientific community – fueling the on-going discussion on a key question: Is there life on Mars? Fast forward to today ...

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences.

The CSCI aims to increase the number of solar installations on California’s canals. The initiative is led by the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife Public Exchange and independent ...