microbes
Methane Found in Crushed Martian Meteorites Suggests Mars Could Support Life
It's not evidence of life, but researchers have some thoughts on where we're most likely to find it.
We Might Create Alien Life in a Lab Before We Find It in Space
“We could make something that has a different operating system than life today,” says synthetic biologist Lynn J Rothschild.
Biological Leggings Are Pants Not Genes
Style's viral—literally—in Epidemia Designs' micrograph, CT scan, and x-ray-printed fashions.
That Vagina Yogurt Probably Wasn't Really Vagina Yogurt, Says Expert
There are a lot of reasons to be careful while doing science at home, especially if you're culturing bacteria.
This Scientist Says He Keeps Finding Aliens in the Stratosphere
"All the time when you walk outside, you are being pelted with organisms that come from space."
The Microbes in Your Merlot
Researchers think that a grapevine's microbiome could affect a wine's "terroir."
The First Detailed Images of the Smallest Possible Forms of Life
150,000 of these microbes could fit on the tip of a hair strand.
Turns Out Natural Antibiotics Also Help Bacterial Communities Grow
Another piece in the antibiotic resistance puzzle.
Forget the Super Bowl, Microbes Are Playing Sports in Outer Space
Winners of Project MERCCURI’s “Microbial Playoffs” include a specimen swabbed from the bottom of astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s shoe.
Animated Abstractions Visualize Clothes Made Out Of Microbes
A gorgeous animated accompaniment from Esther Perbandt's Berlin Fashion Week performance shows that even microbes can become couture.