The “late heavy bombardment” burned out any life that was around 4 billion years ago — or not… Plenty of high temperature bacteria could have survived in deep rocks, says a new study.

New snowflake generator reveals nature’s design principles; anti-reflective coating is nearly perfect, and so is mother-of-pearl inside an abalone. Dive into the nitty gritty of the itty bitty!

Without trillions of bacteria in our guts, we die. But how do these bacteria colonize the bug-free human infant just after birth? New study details bacterial balancing act.

Computer graphics and microbiology unite as scientists build complex digital models of cellular machinery to view a microscopic world in powerful new ways.

Surprise: Crabs prefer fish fresh, just like you and me! Study shows that odor of rotten fish repels stone crabs; shows evolutionary reason why decay organisms make foul stench.

Want to make alternative fuel? Need to get electricity directly from organic slop? Bacteria may have the perfect answer.

Anthrax scares lead to overuse of antibiotics. Resistance is feared. Could we be returning to the bad old days of medicine?

Anthrax receptor found, could lead to new, non-antibiotic treatment.

Evolution is going on all around us. Evolution and everyday life.

New report says we don’t get genes directly from bacteria.