Inside the Search for New Antibiotics

With no new viable antibiotics produced in over a decade, scientists are getting more creative with their methods.

A Taste of Our Own Medicine

A deep dive into the controversial use of antibiotics in livestock.

How Giant Tube Worms Survive at Hydrothermal Vents

They use a process called ‘chemosynthesis’.

How Eating Poop Is Key to Koalas’ Survival

Microbes 101: Archaea

Archaea fill the microbial niche in some of the most interesting places on Earth. They are found in habitats all over…

Caffeine Is Toxic to Beetles…Except the Coffee Borer

Can You Insert a Knitting Needle into a Water Balloon Without Popping It?

That’s kind of what scientists are doing to prevent dengue fever.