Tag: Microbes
Buildings have their own microbiomes – we’re striving to make them...
Kevin Van den Wymelenberg, University of Oregon; Leslie Dietz, University of Oregon, and Mark Fretz, University of Oregon
Architects and building engineers strive to create...
Vodka won’t protect you from coronavirus, and 4 other things to...
Jeffrey Gardner, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Editor’s note: As concern about coronavirus grows, hand sanitizer is in high demand. Biologist Jeffrey Gardner explains why...
Curious Kids: Why do feet stink by the end of the...
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer,...
An artist’s journey into the science of sweat
Paul Vanouse, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
During steamy days, a body’s physiological response may cause you to wrinkle your nose:...
Home birth may start babies off with health-promoting microbes
Joan Combellick, Yale University
For all of human history, babies have been born where their mothers lived – whether in a house, hut or cave....
Bacteria live on our eyeballs — and understanding their role could...
Tony St. Leger, University of Pittsburgh
You may be familiar with the idea that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes...
Microbes that live in fishes’ slimy mucus coating could lead chemists...
Sandra Loesgen, Oregon State University
One day in the future, you may take a pill to treat an illness – and owe your recovery to...
Small streams and wetlands are key parts of river networks –...
Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University
The Trump administration is proposing to redefine a key term in the Clean Water Act: “Waters of the United States.”...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
