A robotic arm from the deployed sampling equipment on the seafloor. All photos courtesy of M. McCarthy. Researchers have found compelling evidence for an extensive biological community living in ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As a kid growing up I learned that all Earth ...

Schematic for redox chemistry driven by mechanical processes in the deep subsurface on rocky planets. (A) The formation of habitable environments in the subsurface as silicate crusts are reworked by ...

Two recent discoveries in astrobiology challenge many of our assumptions about an integrated biological community on Earth. At the microbial level, it seems that there may be previously hidden ...

Deep beneath Yellowstone’s famous geysers, a hidden world of microbes and magma is responding to earthquakes in ways scientists are only now beginning to see clearly. Using artificial intelligence to ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Deep beneath the ocean's surface lies Earth's largest carbon reservoir: marine sediments that have accumulated organic matter over millions of years. Long assumed to be permanently "locked away," this ...

In my recent EDN article, Man’s endeavor to live beyond Planet Earth, I discussed the present efforts of NASA and the Biosphere 2 in their efforts towards a Bio-Regenerative Life Support System (BLSS) ...

Here is a recent NY Times article on the Earth’s deep biosphere featuring the work of Alexis Templeton’s group in Oman.