May 3 2019
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Researchers working off the coast of Mexico have discovered evidence of arsenic-breathing life in oxygen-starved…
Dec 12 2018
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Buried beneath 4,000 feet of Antarctic ice lies Lake Mercer, a subglacial body of water that formed thousands of…
Oct 2 2018
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An international team of researchers has identified a peculiar population of cyanobacteria living within rocks deep…
Jan 19 2018
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It’s generally agreed that some kind of microbe will be the first form of life we discover on another planet, moon,…
May 31 2017
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A new experiment shows that long-term exposure to microgravity affects bacteria at the genetic level—conferring…
Aug 26 2014
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Mike Wall — Space
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Scientists have found a strange structure resembling a microbial cell inside a Martian meteorite, but they're not…
Nov 18 2013
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A recent paper published in Nature Geoscience claims that we're overprotecting Mars from biological contamination. Authors Alberto Fairén and Dirk Schulze-Makuch argue that planetary protection policies should be reevaluated because they're actually preventing more ambitious plans to help us find signs of life on Mars…
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Nov 13 2013
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Billions of years ago, when microbial life first emerged on Earth, our planet would have appeared purple from space.…
Jan 29 2013
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Microorganisms have been found in virtually every corner of the Earth, from deep sea volcanoes to the tops of frozen…
Nov 30 2012
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Antarctica's Lake Vida has been sealed beneath the ice for 2,800 years. Its depths have become a concentrated briny…
Aug 9 2012
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Biologists who study extremophiles are dramatically expanding our sense of just how amazingly resilient…
Aug 7 2012
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As unbelievable as it sounds, it's thought that up to a third of all the Earth's organisms by mass live in rocks…
Jul 10 2012
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Planet Magazine has published a stunning gallery of some recently discovered sea-based microorganisms. These images…
Apr 8 2012
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Watch this trippy video of microscopic creatures to make up for all those times you've looked through a microscope…
Nov 20 2011
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Chelsea Whyte - New Scientist
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Floscularia ringens is king of its castle. Brick by brick, this microscopic rotifer - or "wheel animal" - builds the…
Oct 1 2011
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On the beaches of Southern California, a phytoplankton called Lingulodinium polyedrum is responsible for a spate of…
Sep 28 2011
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The Dead Sea earned its name because its 33 percent salinity prevents the growth of most organisms. It's one of the…
Sep 8 2011
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A simple laser pointer can help you see the tiny bugs that crawl around in liquid all the time. Will this make you…
Aug 22 2011
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Rebecca Boyle - PopSci
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Clusters of islands poked through hot oceans 3.4 billion years ago, when the world still had no oxygen and the seas…
May 19 2011
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Human swimmers would probably have a tough time swimming in saliva, though nobody knows for sure. But now scientists…