microbiology
The Origins of Life Could Be Buried on the Moon
The earliest life on Earth may be buried under lava flows on the Moon.
Earth's Deep Oil Reserves Are Teeming With Ancient Life
Earth's 'deep biosphere' is home to as many single-celled organisms as its surface. They may hold the key to explaining how life began—and even to how it might travel through space.
This Device Turns Plastic Trash Into Edible Mushrooms
A team of microbiologists and designers have collaborated to create a system for growing plastic-decomposing, edible fungi.
Scientists Discover the Reason Starfish Are Ripping Themselves Apart
Sea Star Wasting Disease is a hell of a way to go.
There's a New Test for Life on Mars, and It's More Accurate Than Ever
Somebody send an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer over there already.
WHOOSH! Is Good at Cleaning Screens, Reminding Me of My Failures
Let me just get this off my back, OK?
Central Park's Soil Is Home to Microbes Found All Over the World
A whopping 122,081 bacterial, 1659 archaeal, and 43,429 eukaryotic phylotypes live below the surface of the park.
It Takes Mere Hours for Your Microbes to Colonize Your New Apartment
The second you move into a new home, the bacteria that live on your body get to work taking over whatever already lived there.
The Future of Computer Security Might Be in Microbiology
What we can learn from yeast about fighting noise.