Search results for: microbe
Mysterious microbes found on space station have never been seen before
May 22, 2025The unknown strain of bacteria, which exists nowhere on Earth, was found aboard China's Tiangong space station.
Scientists call for ban on creation of high-risk 'mirror life' microbes
Dec 13, 2024This controversial subject of research involves creating 'mirror bacteria' using mirror images of natural molecules.
Microbes 'unknown to science' found on ISS
Mar 18, 2021Scientists have discovered three strains of bacteria on the orbiting outpost that have never been seen before.
Dinosaur-era microbes brought back to life
VIDEO Jul 31, 2020Scientists have successfully revived microbes found in sediment samples that are over 100 million years old.
Scientists identify organism that eats meteorites
Dec 7, 2019A microbe with an appetite for meteorites has shown that space rocks may be able to carry life across the cosmos.
'Brain-eating' amoeba is an elusive killer
Jul 30, 2019A man in North Carolina has become the latest victim of a rare, yet highly deadly type of waterborne microbe.
Scientists create organism with altered DNA
May 15, 2019The live, lab-made microbe, which has a fully synthetic DNA code, is the first of its kind ever created.
Hiking scientist discovers bizarre new microbes
Nov 18, 2018The organisms, which sit on a 'major new branch' of the tree of life, were found in woodland in Nova Scotia.
Oxygen on Mars could support primitive life
Oct 24, 2018Enough oxygen could exist within salty subsurface water on Mars to support oxygen-breathing microbes.
Scientists to set up a microbial 'Noah's Ark'
Oct 5, 2018The plan would involve preserving the beneficial bacteria found in the guts of people from all across the world.
Mars could have supported life underground
Sep 26, 2018A new study has revealed that ancient Mars had the right conditions to support subterranean microbes.
Methane on Enceladus could be from alien life
Mar 1, 2018New laboratory experiments have added support to the idea that microbes could be living on Saturn's icy moon.
Astronauts identify mystery space microbes
VIDEO Jan 3, 2018The DNA of microbes found on the International Space Station has been sequenced in space for the first time.
Scientists find 3.5 billion-year-old fossils
Dec 19, 2017Discovered in Western Australia, the fossil microbes are the oldest evidence of life ever identified.
Mystery microbe may be key to origin of viruses
Aug 21, 2017The microorganism was discovered in the lakes of the Rauer Islands off the coast of Antarctica.
Superbugs existed long before the dinosaurs
May 13, 2017Far from being a modern phenomenon, antibiotic-resistant microbes have existed for millions of years.
Scientists find world's deepest life forms
Apr 11, 2017Researchers have found evidence of microbes surviving up to six miles beneath the Mariana Trench.
Scientists revive 10,000-year-old life forms
Feb 18, 2017In a remarkable breakthrough, microbes trapped inside cave crystals have been brought back to life.
Microbial life can survive on Mars after all
Jan 23, 2017A new study has added weight to the idea that microbes can survive in the harsh conditions on Mars.
Dark streaks on Venus could be alien microbes
Jan 12, 2017Scientists are keen to launch a mission to Venus to investigate mysterious dark streaks in its clouds.
News | Columns | Encyclopedia
UM 11.2a Unexplained-Mysteries.com (c) 2001-2026
Terms | Privacy Policy | Cookies | Contact