A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

Inside one of the most radioactive reactors in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a fungus has evolved a bit of a quirk. It can gobble up radiation. Cladosporium sphaerospermum has been found growing ...

According to Space.com and Cornell University, NASA astronauts conducted a microbe-based meteorite mining experiment aboard the International Space Station to study mineral extraction in microgravity.

Few environmental tragedies have been as deeply ingrained in popular culture as the Chernobyl disaster. In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffered an explosion of unprecedented proportions, ...