#Microbes

On the western side of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, sits Myuna Bay, a quiet bay with meadows of seagrass waving beneath the water. The most common marine plant species you find there is Zostera muelleri.…

Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many of which have never been studied before.…

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: Why Do Cows Burp Up So Much Planet-Warming Methane? A Newly Discovered Structure in Their Gut Microbes Could Be a Culprit

When cows burp, they send a substantial amount of methane gas into the air, which makes them a leading contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.…

From Independent RSS Feed: How gut bacteria linked to muscle strength could help fight ageing

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision, offering new ways to prevent infections and improve treatments in the future.…

by: Marsha Anderson Good soil is crucial to a productive garden. Healthy soil will contain live microbes that are mostly dormant when soil...

[Revised entry by Maureen A. O’Malley and Emily C. Parke on April 10, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Why should philosophers pay attention to microbes?…

Progressive decreases in the ability to learn and remember are a normal consequence of healthy ageing.