Microbes

More Stories in Microbes

  1. Microbes

    Under the microscope, this biologist sees a tiny jungle

    Sally Warring has long been captivated by the beauty of mostly single-celled life forms called protists.

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  2. Microbes

    New type of division can split this microbe into 14 cells at once

    The newfound strategy seen in C. matruchotii might help oral bacteria recover lost territory after each eviction by toothbrushing.

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  3. Microbes

    More than 100 types of bacteria found living in microwave ovens

    More than 30 microwave ovens were sampled in a range of different settings. The microbes in them included ones that can cause food poisoning in people.

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  4. Planets

    ‘Percy,’ NASA’s rover, finds its first hint of ancient life on Mars

    The robot examined a Mars rock containing organic compounds and “leopard spots.” On Earth, such spots usually come from microbial life.

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  5. Animals

    Balmy ‘saunas’ help frogs fend off a deadly fungus 

    Hanging out in small sun-warmed hideaways could help some frogs resist deadly chytrid fungus, a new study finds.

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  6. Climate

    Microbes in the Arctic may be releasing more climate-warming gases

    Mini greenhouses in the wild show how the tiny organisms lurking underground in a ‘sleepy biome’ could play a big role in climate change.

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  7. Animals

    Phoenixes aren’t the only creatures to survive the flames 

    Although a phoenix that burns and lives is a myth, many living things on Earth don’t mind hot temperatures. 

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  8. Microbes

    What the weird world of protists can teach us about life on Earth

    Microbes vastly outnumber multicellular life on Earth. A close-up look at protists highlights how much we don't know about the microscopic world.

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  9. Microbes

    Let’s learn about useful bacteria

    Bacteria do many useful jobs almost everywhere on Earth, from the soil to the seafloor to our stomachs.

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