- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 5th, 2013
Gut Microbes May Play a Role in Certain Cancers
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 17th, 2013
Microbes Double as Mini Power Plants, Produce Electricity from Sewage
These so-called wired microbes generate electricity by digesting plant and animal waste
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 11th, 2013
100,000-Year-Old Microbes Discovered in Subglacial Lake in the Antarctica
The microbes were found at the bottom of Lake Hodgson
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 11th, 2013
Microbes in Panda Poop Can Help Make Biofuels Cheaper, Easier to Produce
The microbes have high chances to boost ethanol production, researchers say
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 6th, 2013
Microbes in the Deep Ocean Hold Between 300 Million – 1.3 Billion Tons of Carbon
Researchers say these organisms do not need sunlight to lock up carbon
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 2nd, 2013
The World Will End in Less Than a Billion Years
Microbes will outlive all plant and animal species, scientist says
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 28th, 2013
New Ecological Habitat Dubbed the “Plastisphere” Forming in Oceans Worldwide
Microbes are colonizing plastic debris in oceanic waters, seem to like their new homes
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 30th, 2013
Earth Used to Smell like Rotten Eggs
This was because of the microorganisms that ate each other, researchers say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 5th, 2013
Cthulhu Found to Dwell Inside the Guts of Termites
Researchers explain Cthulhu actually helps its hosts better digest their food
- Nature
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 4th, 2013
Oldest Signs of Life Found Dating 3.49 Billion Years
Life on Earth began not long after the planet itself formed
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 1st, 2012
Why Oxygen-Rich Oceanic Waters Produce Methane
Experts have been trying to decipher this mystery for quite some time
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 28th, 2012
Antibiotics Left in Some Meats Enable Microbes to Survive
Microorganisms can then endure inside meats, and infect consumers
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 7th, 2012
Microbes, Sponges and Worms Now Thrive Because of Pollution and Heavy Fishing
Our already vulnerable ecosystems stand to face more threats, study says
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 4th, 2012
Inhalable Nitric Oxide May Be Used as New Antimicrobial
Researchers find the chemical to be effective and inexpensive
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2012
Trees and Microbes Work Together to Bring Down CO2 Concentrations
Scientists trap carbon dioxide in the soil using a tropical tree “sprayed” with microbes
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 17th, 2012
Asteroid Impacts Benefit Subterranean Microbe Populations
The collisions create new niches in which these organisms can spread
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 9th, 2012
Martian Microbes May Endure in Pit-Chains
These structures can be found on the slopes of volcanoes