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Half the DNA on NYC’s Subway Matches No Known Organism With New Map of Subway Bacteria

By Dan Van WinkleFeb 6th
Beautiful Photos of the Bacteria Found on Toilet Seats, iPhones, and Inside a Butthole

By Carolyn CoxFeb 2nd
Things We Saw Today: Little Girl Brings Joy, Dance to NYC Subway Platform

By Alanna BennettDec 6th
Spray This Bacteria on Your Face and Never Need to Take a Shower Again, Says Start-Up Company

By Victoria McNallyMay 23rd
Bacteria Who Have No Friends Mutate Faster, Just Like Supervillains

By Victoria McNallyMay 6th
Study Proves 5 Second Rule is Scientifically Accurate

By Carolyn CoxMar 13th
Scientists Named An Acne-Causing Bacterium After Frank Zappa

By Victoria McNallyFeb 19th
Slimy Biofilms Formed In Space Are Tougher, Thicker, And Display New Structures

By Jonah FeldmanAug 15th
Flagella Let Some Bacteria Swim Through Mucus More Easily Than Water

By Ian ChantAug 14th
Vibrant Bacteria Art Inspires “Ewws” and “Ahhhs”

By Brooke JaffeAug 6th
Buried Lake Vostok May Support a Thriving Ecosystem Two Miles Beneath the Surface of Antarctica

By Jonah FeldmanJul 8th
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Repurposed Into Disease-Fighting Glue

By Jeff LaSalaApr 11th
Symbiotic Bacteria Tell Squid When To Hunt, When To Sleep

By Ian ChantApr 2nd
Caffeine-Junkie Bacteria Discovered, Could Help Clean Up Water Pollution, Decaffeinate Drinks

By Ian ChantApr 1st
Few Too Many Pounds? Trim Down With Bacteria From Your Buddy’s Gut

By Jeff LaSalaMar 28th
Russian Scientists Claim New Kind of Bacterial Life Found in Lake Vostok

By Ian ChantMar 8th
The Oldest Life on Earth Still Dominates at This German Cold Spring

By Ian ChantJan 22nd
Some Bacteria From Earth Could Survive In Martian Atmosphere

By Ian ChantJan 8th
European Forest Cockchafer Keeps Gut Microbes Through Metamorphosis, Has Hilarious Name

By Ian ChantDec 19th
Newly Discovered Seafloor Bacteria Are Living Electrical Cables

By Ian ChantOct 24th