Microbes

Scientists have found that feces from certain fish species might act as a probiotic for coral reefs.

The man said he told doctors at the hospital that he had injured his leg on a caravan door.

"I can genuinely say that the subway seat was the most shocking discovery," CM, who runs @the_lab_life1, told Newsweek.

This unusual and beautiful natural phenomenon seen in the swamp—which stretches across Virginia and North Carolina—occurs only rarely under specific conditions.

"I replaced a toilet because it wasn't flushing properly. Now I know why," said the plumber who got called about the problem.

Charles Nelson, chief business officer at Cemvita, told Newsweek "the ground is our equipment, so we don't have to build anything new to be able to do this."

Lake swimmers have reported rashes, also known as swimmer's itch, which is caused by the larvae of microscopic parasites in the water.

Viruses that cause sickness in humans can attach to microplastics, remaining infectious for much longer than they would otherwise.

Sunlight is linked to the production of oxygen. Scientists in Denmark suggest that some organisms can also produce oxygen where sunlight doesn't exist.

Researchers who have observed the planet using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii, believe there is evidence to suggest alien life may exist on Venus.

Did you know that your eyes host a unique menagerie of microbes?

It has long been thought that the first animals evolved from single-celled organisms resembling microbes called choanoflagellates that are found in water today.

This subterranean "wood wide web" underpins much of life on Earth and could play a crucial role in limiting climate change.

"Our work is calling for a complete revision for how we think about the potential for life on Mars."

Estimating the quantity of microbes on the planet is an extremely difficult task.

A new study suggests that the Red Planet could have supported subsurface microbes.

A study has shown children more prone to becoming obese had different populations of microbes in their mouths.

A new study has found that rubber ducks are teeming with potentially harmful bacteria and fungi. But it's not the only household item with a dirty secret.

Enceladus is a "hot spot" in the search for extraterrestrial life.

"This is the first time an ecosystem has been found to survive directly on the basis of nuclear energy."

Results from taste tests were not immediately available.

(Methane + carbon dioxide) - carbon monoxide = aliens?

The palace is constructed from oolitic limestone, a material that contains 200-million-year-old microbes.

This stunning discovery pushes the limits of our understanding about how and when life started.

The discovery opens up the tantalizing possibility that on other planets, life forms that need only atmospheric gas to survive exist, too.

Humans living in space also, inevitably, means bacteria living in space.

"We could be eventually getting ourselves into a situation that we can't control."

We need to flat-out socialize the development of new antibiotics, and increasingly regulate the use of existing ones.

A new study supports the claim that the bugs in your gut may determine the girth of your belly.

Research offers hints that infection could alter brain chemistry and function, but research funding is hard to achieve.