Extreme environments on Earth are typically devoid of macro life forms and are inhabited
predominantly by highly adapted and specialized microorganisms. The discovery and …

Human Space exploration has created new challenges and new opportunities for science.
Reaching beyond the Earth's surface has raised the issue of the importance of gravity for the …

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• A “brilliant [and] entrancing”(The Guardian) journey into
the hidden lives of fungi—the great connectors of the living world—and their astonishing and …

Purpose As the average duration of space missions increases, astronauts will experience
longer periods of exposure to risks of long duration space flight including microgravity and …

There are still many challenges to overcome for human space exploration beyond low Earth
orbit (LEO)(eg, to the Moon) and for long-term missions (eg, to Mars). One of the biggest …

The spaceflight environment, including microgravity and radiation, may have considerable
effects on the health and performance of astronauts, especially for long-duration and Martian …

Despite the increasing interest in using microbial-based technologies to support human
space exploration, many unknowns remain not only on bioprocesses but also on microbial …

The possibility of life elsewhere in the universe has fascinated humankind for ages. To the
best of our knowledge, life, as we know it, is limited to planet Earth; yet current investigation …

Cyanobacteria are indicated as organisms that can possibly support Mars colonization,
contributing to the production of oxygen and other commodities therein. In this general …

A guide to understanding the formation of life in the Universe The revised and updated
second edition of Astrobiology offers an introductory text that explores the structure of living …