The Permafrost’s “Revenant” Microbes Are Slowly Awaking. This Is Bad News for Climate Change
Thawing permafrost in Alaska. Image credits: Brandt Meixell/USGS. The frozen, barren soil of the Arctic isn’t as lifeless…
Antarctic microbe has major food, cosmetic, and medical potential
In one of Earth’s driest, most harsh environments, scientists uncovered a micro-miracle. Down in Fumarole Bay on Deception…
What a gut microbiome scientist wants you to eat every day
You can make your gut microbes happy by doing the following, Corbin said: limit your intake of ultra-processed…
Clearest sign yet of life on Mars
LIFE, especially the microbes too small to see, has left an indelible mark on rocks on Earth, creating…
Scientists wake up microbes trapped in Arctic permafrost for 40,000 years
Far beneath the icy Alaskan tundra, life lay dormant for tens of thousands of years. In ice-laden soil…
Next Generation Technologies To Unlock Nature’s Enzyme Superpowers
The three dimensional shape of proteins is determined by it’s sequence of amino acids Image provided by bitBiome…
Hungry Worms Could Help Solve Plastic Pollution
Plastics that support modern life are inexpensive, strong, and versatile, but are difficult to dispose of and have…