Researchers bombarded these hybrid lifeforms with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, ...

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Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.

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In an experiment simulating harsh Martian conditions, including X-ray radiation, scientists discovered that certain lichens ...

A team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, joined by university students, recently traveled to The Ohio State University Research Reactor to conduct a novel experiment on ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including exposure to ionizing radiation, while maintaining a metabolically active ...

(The lichen in this photo is Cetraria aculeata.). | Credit: Pensoft Earth-based lifeforms known as lichens may be tough enough to survive on Mars, a new study suggests. Scientists came to this ...