The rover will collect the samples from a region of Mars called Oxia Planum, a clay-rich, ancient plain on Mars, located just ...

For decades, Mars has held a privileged place in the scientific imagination. Its arid landscapes, ancient river channels, and ...

In the region where the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will search for signs of life, clay deposits extend beyond previous ...

What do coal, viruses and DNA have in common? The structures of each – the predominant power source of the early 20th century, one of the most remarkable forms of life on Earth and the master molecule ...

The expansive clay deposits at Oxia Planum may have been preceded by a vast ocean.

Today would have been the 100th birthday of English chemist Rosalind Franklin, a brilliant and dedicated scientist best known for the honor denied her: the 1962 Nobel Prize for discovering the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. Chemist Rosalind Franklin died sixty years ago today, on April 16, 1958, without ...

Marie Benedict has made a career of shedding light on women whose achievements have often languished in the shadows of history. She's given voice to everyone from Hedy Lamarr to Agatha Christie, but ...

Some scientists stand out not only for their discoveries, but also for how clearly they saw responsibility and progress. One such person was Rosalind Franklin. She was famous for her groundbreaking ...

Photograph 51, the famous X-ray diffraction image of DNA taken by X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling in 1952, was a key piece of data that lead to James Watson and Francis ...

Dr. Richard Rovin, a neurosurgeon at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, came home from work in 2015, and his wife, a nurse, asked if Zika virus might be a treatment or cure for ...