Microbes

One Yukon scientist is working on a homegrown solution to the heavy metals left behind by mining operations.

Emerging research suggests that methanogens might be able to withstand the temperature swings and low pressures of a Martian existence.

Natural history collections are consolidating. Lessons are being dropped from biology courses. But amid the apparent carnage, microbiology is rising.

We know what life looks like on Earth, but will we know it when we see it somewhere else?

And not just how many times a day you shower.

Drugs made from plants are often too expensive for the people who need them. A group of scientists may have found a solution.