Scientists believe there is probably life on Mars, Wired News reports:

Not so long ago it was unthinkable for respectable scientists to talk about life on Mars. Such talk was best left to X-Files fans. But no longer.

Evidence is building to suggest biological processes might be operating on the red planet, and life on Mars, many scientists believe, is now more a likelihood than merely a possibility.

Here’s a telescopic image of what scientists believe may be the first documented Martian organism. The search for intelligent life on Mars continues.