Alien pathogens or invasive species could hitch a ride on a spacecraft and invade our planet

If we don't watch out, alien microbes could invade Earth, or Earth microbes might crawl on an alien world

By Elizabeth Rayne 49 min ago

Viruses body-snatch cells by shapeshifting like it's a micro horror movie

Body snatchers really do exist, in the form of viruses that can shapeshift their RNA to invade victim cells.

By Elizabeth Rayne 52 min ago

Malaria pathogens help mosquitoes smell fresh blood and feel younger

Mosquitoes and malaria are in a symbiotic relationship; malaria pathogens give them an edge in smelling prey.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 min ago

Biofuels made by microbes could be merging cars onto the Sugar Rush Speedway

We're going from rush hour to sugar rush.

By Cassidy Ward 55 min ago

Here kitty, kitty! A feline parasite could be an effective cancer treatment

You'll never look at your cat's litter box the same way again.

By Cassidy Ward 4 hours ago

Ruby that hides 2.5 billion-year-old signs of life is one precious gem

Graphite in a ruby has been found to be a possible remnant of ancient once-living things.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 weeks ago

Microbes could make tons of rocket fuel for the journey back from Mars

Future Mars-tronauts could get all the fuel they need for the journey home from... microbes?

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 weeks ago

We might have finally found out how lifeforms on Earth went from microbes to things like us

By Elizabeth Rayne 5 months ago

Deep sea bacteria spurn the Sun, instead using Earth's internal heat for photosynthesis

By Phil Plait 8 months ago

Would life on Earth make it on Mars? Some could…

By Elizabeth Rayne 8 months ago