Microbes

  1. Microbes

    Whether for brains or bacteria, intelligence is all about food

    By Tom Siegfried
  2. Health & Medicine

    Inside Job

    Teams of microbes pull strings in the human body.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Microbes

    Gulf floor fouled by bacterial oil feast

    Observations may explain the widespread mortality of sediment-dwelling animals.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Chemistry

    Earth’s ‘boring billion’ years blamed on sulfur-loving microbes

    A new study suggests these organisms could have kept oxygen levels low and waters toxic, stalling the evolution of complex life.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  5. Microbes

    Team spirit

    By Susan Gaidos