Ever heard of giant bacteria? This new species is way bigger and weirder. By Maria Parazo Rose / Published June 23, 2022
Outdoor cats are deadly—and not just for birds and squirrels By Kristine Liao / Published May 31, 2022
Space stations could wage war on hitchhiking bacteria with self-cleaning tech By Tatyana Woodall / Published May 25, 2022
Esther Lederberg changed our understanding of how bacteria breed By Lina Zeldovich / Published May 23, 2022
Turns out kombucha SCOBYs could make good water filters By Maggie Galloway / Published January 26, 2022
These sophisticated bacteria communities assemble in tie-dye formation By Maggie Galloway / Published January 10, 2022
These bird species are most likely to contaminate our fruits and veggies By Nikita Amir / Published January 9, 2022
How do you track a salmonella outbreak? A data journalist followed the DNA trail to slaughterhouses. By Irena Hwang/ProPublica / Published November 15, 2021
Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells By Rahul Rao / Published October 2, 2021
E. coli isn’t always bad—it’s actually an unlikely research hero By Erin Fennessy / Published September 27, 2021
Oil-eating bacteria can survive in frigid Canadian waters By Angely Mercado / Published August 19, 2021