It turns out that there are giant viruses that blur the line between life and death – and other viruses hunting them.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 79 views • 11:10

The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 7 months ago • 726 views • 10:48

YouTube description: Less than 2 percent of the ocean floor has been explored by scientists. “Every time we go to the deep sea, we find new species of organisms,” explains geobiologist Victoria... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 129 views • 9:46

YouTube: In freezing cold sand, a burning hot mine, or even inside solid rock – these extremophiles live anywhere that you wouldn’t want to live. What are they? How can they live in such extreme places?

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 15 views • 4:01

"Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bacteria’ that are pretty nasty — and they’re... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 7 months ago • 152 views • 4:35