Mummies Speak to Us via Ancient Bacteria

Preserved mummy bacteria can tell us a lot about the evolution of pathogens and antibiotic resistance.

Fungi Live Large at the Poles

When scientists began researching how to preserve rotting historical relics in Antarctica, they discovered a new world of fungi critical to Antarctica’s polar ecosystem.

Visualizing The Plant Microbiome

Inside every plant is a world of microbial life. Microscopic organisms like fungi, viruses, and bacteria inhabit each and every region of the plant’s anatomy — and it’s not just inside humans that the microbiome plays a critical role.

Solving Crimes with the Necrobiome

We can’t talk to the dead, but they can sure speak to us.