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April 23, 2019

There are toxic fungi in space and no one knows if they're dangerous

Potentially dangerous fungi are living on space stations and spacecraft right now — but we have no idea if they're harmful for astronauts and scientists need to do much more research to figure that out.

April 17, 2019

There are bacteria and fungi all over the Space Station, and now we know what they are

Just like on Earth, there is a robust population of bacteria and fungi on the International Space Station (ISS) — and a new study catalogues its exact composition.

April 9, 2019

The ISS is chock-full of bacteria and fungi: study

It turns out astronauts aren’t alone on the International Space Station.

July 29, 2018

Toddler's birthday at beach results in bacterial infections, mom says

Last week, little Aaliyah Casola celebrated her 3rd birthday at a park in Key Biscayne, Fla. Less than a week later, she was hospitalized with two bacterial infections.

March 20, 2018

9 accidental inventions

Thankfully, not all science experiments go according to plan. Some of the world's best inventions were created by accident.

November 17, 2016

Here's what microbes are living on ATM keypads in New York City

Automated teller machines aren’t just a source of cash.

May 2, 2016

Medieval parasite-filled poop found in Jerusalem latrine

The excavation of a roughly 500-year-old latrine in Jerusalem has uncovered thousands of eggs from human parasites, including some that may have come from Northern Europe, a new study finds

May 2, 2016

2 billion years unchanged, bacteria pose an evolutionary puzzle

Wedged inside rocks in the deep sea off the coast of Western Australia lurks an organism that hasn't evolved in more than 2 billion years, scientists say

October 21, 2015

Winning photos bring the itsy-bitsy to life

A teensy bat embryo covering its eyes with wings, an ant carrying her larva and wobbly-looking newborn spiderlings are just a few of the winners of a photography contest honoring the little things in life — including babies, it seems.

October 21, 2015

Tiny 'Cthulhu' monsters discovered in termite guts

Scientists have discovered two new species of strange-looking microbes that live in the bellies of termites, and they've named the creatures Cthulhu and Cthylla, an ode to H.P. Lovecraft.