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Common yeast can survive Martian conditions

Any life on Mars in the past, present, or future would have to contend with challenging conditions including, among others, shock waves from meteorite impacts and soil perchlorates—highly oxidizing salts that destabilize hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions.

Coast Guard to get paychecks amid shutdown

U.S. Coast Guard service members will receive paychecks during the government shutdown, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday. “President Trump did not want any of our military to go without pay as a result of Democrats’ political theater, and