Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Deep within the acidic clouds of Venus, astronomers have detected a tantalizing gas never found on the planet ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

EXCLUSIVE: You only turn 40 once, and Discovery is marking its milestone birthday in a unique way. The network is today launching Discovery Changed My Life, a four-part international series about how ...

It could be atmospheric chemistry. Or pollution from unseen volcanoes. But there's a chance — a not insignificant chance — that scientists have made the first clear discovery of life beyond Earth.

Scientists have uncovered communities of animals such as tube worms and snails living in volcanic caves beneath the seafloor, revealing a previously unknown but thriving ecosystem. Researchers made ...

Mars Discovery Raises Compelling Questions: Life or Chemistry? Results from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal organic molecules, unusual minerals, and intriguing rock textures inside Jezero Crater’s ...

When scientists search for species that lived hundreds of millions of years ago they're not always just looking for ancient animals. Life on Earth has changed a lot over time, but sometimes a new ...

And now, we have the final piece of the series finale preview puzzle. After a sneak preview during Wil Wheaton's The Ready Room podcast (courtesy of Director/"Star Trek" icon Jonathan Frakes), episode ...

In 2007, Discovery aired the documentary series Planet Earth, which wowed critics, drew huge ratings and showed a nation of consumers what those new big-screen TVs were really for. An expansive nature ...

This article is reproduced with permission from Scientific American. It was first published on Sept. 14, 2020. Find the original story here. There is something funky going on in the clouds of Venus.