Browsing: microbes

Myriad, Microscopic and MarvellousGeertje Dekkers Reaktion (2025)In 1674, microbiologist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek made “his most sensational discovery”, writes historian Geertje Dekkers in her revealing, finely illustrated…

October 23, 20253 min readFossilized Skin on Dinosaur ‘Mummies’ Isn’t Skin at AllWyoming’s “dinosaur mummies,” once thought to preserve fossilized flesh, are actually detailed clay molds…

The natural world teems with microorganisms. Billions of species of bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi make up complex ecosystems in the soil, water and air. The…

October 1, 20255 min readMeet the Microbes That Munch Mountains of Mining WasteBiomining uses engineered microbes to harvest critical mineralsBy Vanessa Bates Ramirez edited by Sarah…

The unique flavor profiles of premium chocolate—which can include hints of citrus, wafts of wine and subtle notes of spice—have often been attributed to the cocoa…

“It felt really scary … like being in the middle of a burning city during a night raid.” Dr Arwyn Edwards is not describing urban warfare…

Certain kinds of gut microbes absorb toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” and help expel them from the body via feces, new first-of-its-kind University of Cambridge research shows.The…