Dark Oxygen in the Deep Sea May Rewrite the Origins of Life
Imagine a world so alien and lightless that it rivals the vacuum of space. More than 13,000 feet below the...
February 11, 2026
MICROBIOLOGY
Scientists Confirm the First-Ever Human Cancer Caused by Tapeworm Cells Not Human DNA
For the first time, scientists have confirmed tapeworm cancer in humans, where malignant cells originated from a parasite rather than...
February 7, 2026
Why Epstein Barr Virus Lingers Dangerously in Some People
Imagine a virus that infects nearly everyone on the planet by adulthood, yet behaves like a harmless hitchhiker in most...
February 6, 2026
Scientists Find Hidden Diversity Inside Common Brain Parasite
The Toxoplasma gondii parasite, often called the “cat parasite,” infects roughly one in three people worldwide, lurking quietly in the...
February 3, 2026
Zombie Ants Controlled by a Parasitic Fungus for 48 Million Years
For over 48 million years, the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus has refined its role as a master of biological manipulation. Scientists...
January 4, 2026
Scientists Link Gut Bacteria to Bipolar Depression in Mouse Study
Recent research from Zhejiang University in China reveals a profound link within the gut-brain axis bipolar depression connection. Specifically, scientists...
January 3, 2026
New Microbe That Breath Iron to Detoxify the Planet
Scientists have discovered a novel biological metabolism called Microbial Iron Oxide Respiration Coupled to Sulfide Oxidation (MISO). Specifically, this process...
October 26, 2025
Earth’s Sulfur Cycle Steps
The sulfur cycle is a biogeochemical cycle that tracks the movement of sulfur through key reservoirs on Earth, including the...
October 26, 2025
Oldest Known Microbial DNA Recovered from Mammoths Remains
Scientists discovered microbial DNA in woolly and steppe mammoth remains that date back more than one million years. This finding...
September 12, 2025
Scientists Discover Bacteria That Turn Plant Waste Into Green Energy
For many years, scientists have marvelled at certain bacteria’s ability to digest seemingly indigestible substances, including carbon from lignin. Lignin...
September 3, 2025
