SYFY WIRE microbes Could things that look like fossils trick us into thinking there was once life on Mars? If you want to believe, fake Martian fossils might convince you (but they're just rock formations). By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 years 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 years ago We might have finally found out how lifeforms on Earth went from microbes to things like us By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Deep sea bacteria spurn the Sun, instead using Earth's internal heat for photosynthesis By Phil Plait 3 years ago SYFY WIRE | Page 5
Could things that look like fossils trick us into thinking there was once life on Mars? If you want to believe, fake Martian fossils might convince you (but they're just rock formations). By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
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 2 years 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 2 years 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 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 years 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 years ago
We might have finally found out how lifeforms on Earth went from microbes to things like us By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Deep sea bacteria spurn the Sun, instead using Earth's internal heat for photosynthesis By Phil Plait 3 years ago