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Scientists across the world are raising alarm over the dangers of free living amoebae flowing in water systems. The bacteria ...

A team of scientists in Switzerland is collecting and deep-freezing human poop in what they call a "doomsday" vault. The goal is to protect the invisible microbial world inside us for future ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.