Where Elephants Fall, Their Impact Echoes for Years
An elephant’s death leaves a footprint that can linger on the land for nearly a decade, scientists…
Scientists Find Microbial Life Could Survive on Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has long stood out as one of the most intriguing places in the solar…
Every Toilet Flush Can Send a Cloud of Microbes into the Air That Can Reach Your Breathing Zone
Credit: ZME Science. Most bathroom hygiene advice focuses on the things your hands touch. You’re supposed to wash…
Common medications may change your gut for years after you stop taking them
Many commonly prescribed medications may leave long-lasting changes in the bacteria that live in the gut, according to…
Here’s How Scientists Turned Plastic Bottles Into Nutritious Cookies
Topline Researchers at Southern Illinois University have engineered microbes that can break down discarded plastic bottles and crop…
Study says microbes carried from Earth could become deadlier on Mars | Complex carbon molecules found on Mars | Inshorts – Inshorts
Study says microbes carried from Earth could become deadlier on Mars | Complex carbon molecules found on Mars…
Some early life forms may have breathed oxygen well before it filled the atmosphere | MIT News
Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. It…
NASA finds super-tough bacteria that could survive Mars trip
NASA has some of the cleanest rooms in the world to prevent contamination. But some microbes have found…
How ‘badass’ microbes move in after volcanoes erupt
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. New research…
Garlic Mouth Wash? The Science Says Yes
It turns out that in addition to keeping vampires away, garlic might also have decent mouthwashing capabilities. A…
Global first: Scientists map the microbiome of an entire country
In the mid-1700s, Denmark tried to capture its natural world in ink and copper. Artists and scholars spent…
Colorful life on exoplanets might be lurking in clouds
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a rocky planet like Earth with colorful microbes in its clouds. The…