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microbes

Magnified red microbes float among a yellow background
Medicine
A micro safari through household germs reveals that cleanliness isn’t always a good thing
A view of tundra landscape in the Rocky Mountains — 11,000 feet from sea level.
Science
In the dead of winter, plants are already starting to prepare for spring — underground
Microbiome
Health
Scientists are turning their attention to the microbiome of where we live
Gut bacteria
Science
Microbes may hold the key to future high-tech meds and materials
Thin filaments of fungi form a dense network between the roots of most of the world's food crops. Some researchers believe that working with such microbes rather than against them, as has often been the case in conventional agriculture, will help the worl
Environment
The future of agriculture may be too small to see. Think microbes
Case of drug-resistant microbes are on the rise around the world, especially bacteria resistant to antibiotics. This map from the World Health Organization shows the proportion of cases of tuberculosis that are resistant to multiple drugs, based on the la
Environment
A World Health Organization report warns we’re moving toward a world where antibiotics don’t work