Mars, long admired for its rusty hue and alien deserts, may play a far greater role in shaping life on Earth than once ...

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...

Scientists have studied the driest regions of the Atacama Desert to understand whether life could exist on Mars ...

Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

Instruments like the those currently on the Red Planet were used to study samples collected from an 'Mars-like' area in Chile ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

Why did the ice ages occur? If you need a scapegoat, a new study by Stephen Kane of UC Riverside suggests pointing the finger ...

A recent photo from NASA's Curiosity rover gives an idea of what Mars would look like under skies that resemble our own on ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go beneath the surface,... The core of Mars looks like Earth’s. What makes the ...

New research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth’s orbit and shaping the cycles that drive long-term ...