"We are not saying we have found signs of life on Venus," Clements told USA TODAY. "We are on the first step of a staircase at the top of which, if all the steps are passed, something might lead ...

Human Interest Possible signs of life on Venus surprise scientists: ‘They shouldn’t be there’ By Alex Mitchell Published July 31, 2024, 3:25 p.m. ET ...

Researchers’ detection of two gases, phosphine and ammonia, in the clouds of Venus raises speculation about possible life forms in the planet’s atmosphere.

Using the Pioneer Venus Large Probe data, the Mogul-led team published in 2021 a “compelling case for phosphine deep in the cloud layer (of Venus),” Mogul confirmed in an email.

But these theories about the existence of life on Venus will take some time to prove. And we'll need a lot more information to make such a call a reality.

Venus' wispy sulfuric acid clouds swirl prettily in this image from the Galileo spacecraft, taken in 1990. NASA By Lisa Grossman March 3, 2025 at 10:00 am ...

A tree of life diagram for all flowering plant genera based on DNA analysis. (Image credit: Image by Zuntini et al., 2024, CC BY) All species on Earth, both living and extinct, are related.

Venus may be a hellscape, but there’s a chance some forms of life could evolve there. A new MIT study has now found that the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in highly ...

Venus, our planet of wealth and worth, also informs our relationship to the material realm: how we dress for success, rake up dollars, decorate our homes and the places, people and luxury items ...