Tagged With Microbes

Deep below Alaskan ice, tiny life forms went untouched for 50,000 years. Scientists are probing them to improve the hunt for aliens.

Aylin Woodward

New York City waters have trillions of bacteria, fungi, and microbes. Watch what they look like through a microscope.

Nathaniel Lee, Benji Jones

NASA will dig for signs of alien life on Mars in Jezero Crater — the landing site for its 2020 rover

Dave Mosher

A miniature universe exists just beyond our sight — these award-winning photos capture it in breathtaking detail

Dave Mosher, Peter Kotecki

Tiny organisms discovered in Earth's driest desert raise hopes that life could be lurking in the soil of Mars

Kevin Loria

What your nightly routine should look like, according to science

Erin Brodwin

The oldest known fossils show life on Earth began more than 3.5 billion years ago -- and indicate life in the universe may be common

Kevin Loria

Your kitchen sponge is even grosser than you thought -- here's how often you should replace it

Kevin Loria

Here's what's inside a whale's blowhole -- and it's not seawater

Nathaniel Lee, Jessica Orwig

A woman in Texas has died after 'flesh-eating bacteria' in Harvey's floodwaters seeped into a wound

Erin Brodwin

How often you should replace your mattress, according to a microbiologist -- and what happens when you don't

Erin Brodwin

A growing threat could kill 10 million people by 2050, but one company thinks it can stop it

Erin Brodwin

Florida's floodwater is full of poop bacteria -- but a marine biologist says there's a bigger threat

Erin Brodwin

7 of the filthiest things you touch all the time

Kevin Loria

Harvey floodwaters are becoming dangerous pools of bacteria and disease

Erin Brodwin

Harvard researchers have identified gut bacteria that help athletes -- and plan to make them available to everyone in supplements

Kevin Loria

Fleas carrying the bubonic plague have been found in Arizona

Kevin Loria

Your smartphone is even more gross than you thought -- here's how and when to clean it

Kevin Loria

Blowing out candles on birthday cake is a disgusting tradition --  here's the scientific proof

Erin Brodwin

Reports of faecal bacteria in drinks at chains like McDonald's are a red flag for bigger problems, a scientist explains

Erin Brodwin