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New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station

New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station
It is microscopic and rod-shaped, can create spores, and may have evolved to survive hundreds of miles above our planet’s ...
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Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Far from being solo operators, most single-celled microbes are in ...
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Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?

Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?
The human gut microbiome plays a critical role in the body, communicating with the brain and maintaining the immune system ...
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