The Mars rovers, both working now and defunct, are looking for geological indications that life might have existed on Mars at one time. They won't necessarily find signs of life that unmistakably indicate it was alive; they are searching for indications that there could have been conditions when life was possible.
But this article refers to a study that suggests there could be real living life on Mars now.
Life on Mars? Researchers say mid-latitude ice could support life
"If the dusty mid-latitude ice on Mars melts below the surface for part of the year, then, like on Earth, microbes such as cyanobacteria could take advantage of the nutrients in the Martian dust mixed with the ice. They could use small amounts of melt water while living in a ‘radiatively habitable zone’ below the surface, where the temperature is just right for liquid water to be present."This is the actual study:
There aren't any pictures of Mars or Martians in this paper. So here's a nice one.
This is from the Curiosity rover, and here's the article it appears in:
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