One of my intentions when I started this blog is to show that microbes are everywhere. So what better way to do that than to share some of the ways we encounter microbes just by venturing outside? Tak...
Microbes and insects often interact in a delicate symbiosis. The microbes provide nutrients that the insects need and the insects provide a home for the microbes. In the case of the cicada-microbe int...
If you’re a microbiologist, there’s nothing quite as infuriating as contaminants growing on an agar plate, crowding out growth of your intended microbes. But this often frustrating aspect of microbiol...
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has been largely untouched by humans since the Chernobyl nuclear explosion in 1986. Now over 30 years later, there’s been an abundance of wildlife in the 1,600 square mile...
What started off as an unexpected find in the 1800s could now have big implications for climate. Captain John Ross, a British Royal Navy officer and Polar explorer, embarked on his first polar expedit...
