Photosynthetic habitable zones' could exist beneath radiation-filtering ice on Mars, offering scientists another region in which to hunt for alien life.

The study, which is published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, focused on water ice formed from ancient snow mixed with dust during Martian ice ages. Researchers found that dark dust particles within the ice could absorb sunlight,

Is there life on Mars? Scientists have been seeking an answer to this question for a long time. Although no concrete evidence has been found till date, a latest study by NASA has sparked curiosity.

The Martian life that may one day be found within the Red Planet's dusty ice might resemble life in arctic 'cryoconite holes' here on Earth, according to a new NASA-led study