It’s been five whole years since I started The Microbial Menagerie and I’d like to thank each and every one of you for following along! In the past years, you’ve seen 108 blog posts (exactly 54,755 words) covering the many ways microbes touch our lives. The blog has received 142,000 page views, from 105,000 visitors…
If you’re a frequent reader of the blog, you’ve probably realized that microbes are everywhere and they do all sorts of things on earth. They can make peppers spicy, turn snow pink causing it to melt faster, and ferments bread dough to make sourdough. Since the blog is now three (!!) years old, it’s about…
As 2018 reaches its last hours, we reflect on the past year and set goals for the upcoming year. At The Microbial Menagerie, the last year showcased a menagerie of microbes in all sorts of environments: within zombie worms in the depth of the ocean, within sourdough starters all over the world, and within sap-feeding…