Microbes

An expedition uncovered a surprisingly large number of underwater life forms in the Arctic.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
The genes involved in hydra regeneration and development could offer clues about immortality.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Scientists prepare to probe other planets by combining different ways to detect signs of life.
Zack Savitsky, Contributor
Cave microbes on Earth may help guide scientists toward life on Mars.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
As climate change melts away frozen landscapes, scientists rush to discover all they can about the tiny organisms that thrive on ice.
James Gaines, Contributor
Bacteria found around a Brazilian mine could improve copper harvesting.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
Global study reveals microbial diversity of sourdough starters.
Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor
Researchers and Aboriginal people are working to protect 3.5-billion-year-old stromatolite fossils in western Australia.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Artificial "protocells" suggest the complex biochemical mechanisms used by living cells could have originated in simple bubbles.
Tom Metcalfe, Contributor
A new model suggests that many more mammal species than was previously known could host the creation of novel coronaviruses.
Meredith Fore, Contributor
Bacterial allies may help insects win the evolutionary arms race against disease-causing microorganisms.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Bacteria engineered to glow green are helping to show how damage from aging is passed down through generations.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer