Microbes

Health & Medicine

Ebola in the air

A deadly virus can spread through the air from pigs to monkeys.

Climate

The high life

The sky is full of microscopic life, some of which might even trigger rain or snow.

Microbes

A slime with memory

Even without a brain, this slime mold knows where it’s been.

Microbes

Bacteria learn new trick

Scientists show evolution in action in decades-long E. coli study.

Microbes

Living long beneath the sea

Microbes in the mud beneath the seafloor may live millions of years, redefining what it means to be old and alive.

Microbes

Surprising rabies resistance

Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats.

Microbes

Stony bacteria

Lake-dwelling bacterium has hard lumps inside it.

Microbes

Killing a bacterial killer

A common, cheap element offers hope against deadly bacterial infections.

Microbes

Glowing, gutsy hitchhikers

Bacteria glow to get across the ocean inside animals’ guts.

Microbes

Surprisingly hardy flu germs

Flu-causing viruses may live for days or even months outside the body.

Animals

Glow kitties

Cats light up when an experiment is successful.

Animals

An enemy in the cave

Bats under attack from a fungus send scientists searching for clues to solve a deadly mystery.