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A recent study published in the journal Microbiome has uncovered an interesting discovery in NASA’s cleanrooms: new species ...

Researchers led by Professor Erik van Nimwegen at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, have discovered a new mechanism in ...

Learn about the controversial Gaia hypothesis, stating that Earth is its own living system kept in balance by organisms.

A study of weather on a mountain in Greece reveal that bioparticles in the sky may drive fluctuations in rainfall patterns more broadly.

While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.

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Their results revealed that it has some morphological differences from other cable bacteria, as well as genetic similarities ...

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Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that can act as electric wiring, according to a new study. The bacteria, ...

Scientists led by Karla Satchell, Ph.D., the Anne Stewart Youmans Professor of Microbiology at Northwestern University, have ...

While it's not exactly a social science, it turns out bacteria have their own versions ... microbiologists piece together how life began on Earth long ago. One day, it may help us discover life ...