Five years ago, Robert Krulwich of NPR told us abo...  ..., etc.) that scientists are having to rethink how microbes live and die, and maybe come back to life. Which...  ...about life and death. Read about these high zone microbes

When you fart, are you spraying microbes all over? Should we fear the effects of flatulenc...

You’ve read about parasites that take over a...  ...arch into how the trillions of bacteria and other microbes we carry around with us every day may be influenc...  ...mice.So far, it sounds pretty benign. After all, microbes who live in us depend on our continued well-being...  ...o far, research shows th...

Entamoeba histolyticaE. Coli FtsZ-ringProteus MirabilisMalaria SporozoiteT-4 BacteriophageSyphilisWhat's your favorite parasite? No matter what your preference, Etsy seller Alicia Watkins has it. Want some typhus? How ab...

Almost three decades after the nuclear meltdown at...  ...in Oecologia, decomposers—organisms such as microbes , fungi and some types of insects that drive the p...

Giant Microbes Christmas WreathDecorate your holiday tree with y...  ...corate your holiday tree with your favorite Giant Microbes . This festive set features 5 Christmas ornaments...  ...istmas ornaments shaped like holiday themed giant microbes : Sore Throat (Streptococcus)...

Benjamin Wolfe's obsession with mold is going to c...  ...cheese aficionado's mouth water. But for a fan of microbes , this basement borders on paradise."It's so beaut...  ...eir kitchens. His enthusiasm for and expertise in microbes that give cheese its flavor make him a guru to an...  ...arried to a chef- want...

Scientists have discovered living things living in unbelievably hostile environments, from hot thermal vents to a lake buried under Antarctic ice to high-pressure deep ocean trenches. Now we have evidence of living thing...

Hey, how about a science-themed Christmas tree thi...  ...them, but don't worry about dangerous cultures of microbes ; the stuff growing inside is really paint. Some a...

Each of us have more microbes on and in our bodies than we have cells of our ow...  ...surprise; each of us is home to some 100 trillion microbes . But then she makes an interesting discovery: in...  ...on of microbe ownership. Carl Zimmer, whose navel microbes have already been...