Bacteria that live on plant roots are important for farming
Scientists used DNA sequencing to identify what microbes live on or near the root systems of farmed and wild wheat. They found that farmed…
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Salt pools can guide our search for life on other planets
Pink, green, and square-shaped microbes can help us understand the limits of life on Earth and guide our search for life outside the planet.
Bacteria found with superpowers that let them survive in space
Scientists who study how humans might travel through space found a handful of specific genes that give bacteria some cool superpowers.
14,400-year-old viruses preserved in ice
A group of scientists discovered 14,400-year-old ancient microbes preserved in a Tibetan ice cap that could help us understand how past…
Microbes that eat iron cause bedrock erosion
Are microscopic mineral-eating microbes breaking down our mountains? They may be behind bedrock erosion.
Might microbes mine the Moon and Mars?
Scientists aboard the International Space Station test if bacteria can get vital metals out of rock under low gravity conditions.
Viruses inhabit even the deepest depths of the ocean!
Have you ever wondered what lies in the deepest depths of the ocean? Could there be scary sea monsters or other unknown life forms?…
Teaching a computer to play the game Go is difficult
A mathematical strategy called Objective Monte-Carlo helped a team of researchers teach a computer how to play the ancient and complex game…
How old and young people react to the Prisoner’s Dilemma
This study was the first to report on different age groups’ interactions with different people when presented with a multi-round…
Hundred-year-old dirt may be able to help restore damaged desert
Scientists hope to restore biocrusts by transplanting healthy salvaged biocrusts to damaged areas. This method was found to successfully…