Through this technology, we’re not just creating micro-tattoos on tardigrades — we’re extending this capability to various ...

Alcohol is used in disinfectants (think GermEx), and disinfectants are solely used to kill bacteria. And while we’re playing devil’s advocate, alcohol can also sterilize good bacteria, so it’s a toss ...

A microscope image from an experiment conducted for this study. The image contains glass (brown), large garnets (pink) and other small mineral crystals. The field of view is 410 microns wide ...

Since tardigrades are known for their extreme survival abilities — from boiling heat to the vacuum of space — adapting a ...

From microscopic robots that can carry and deliver drugs inside the human body to tiny particles that can detect and break down microplastics, an emerging field called active matter is looking ...

Microbes can brew food in space — a game-changer for astronauts. Late Monday night, a Falcon 9 rocket pierced the sky above ...

A new study suggests that microscopic lightning bolts—called ... when Stanley Miller and Harold Urey conducted a groundbreaking experiment. They recreated early Earth’s atmosphere—using ...

After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a Berkeley Lab. With just 48 hours to experiment before it would become ...