Farewell, Amoeba Fans
This blog, though not its author, reaches the end of the line
The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Contagious Amoeba Vampirizes Gum Cells [Video]
An amoeba spread by respiratory droplets, kisses and eating utensils may be a serious (and creepy) gum disease pathogen
Scientists Waited Two and a Half Years to See whether Bacteria Can Eat Rock
The mystery of dirt’s origins is a thorny experimental problem
Dirt Doesn’t Smell like Dirt
It smells like bacteria. But why?
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Travel Down a Borehole into Antarctica's Lake Mercer [Video]
Beautiful new footage ventures into a lake that is among the most remote on earth
![Feast Your Eyes on Australia's Newly Explored Depths [Video]](https://static.scientificamerican.com/blogs/cache/file/1EC5023D-6014-415B-94BF48FADDDBD038_agenda.jpg?w=275&h=154&fit=crop)
Feast Your Eyes on Australia’s Newly Explored Depths [Video]
Take a few moments to enjoy stalked barnacles, googly-eyed glass squid and other oddities of the deep, where it is cold, dark and 100 percent coronavirus free
Marine Microbe Performs Animal Trick
A cup of cells can both bend and “see,” feats rarely seen outside of animals
Slime Molds Have Been Oozing around Earth for at Least 100 Million Years
Stunning new fossil reveals that at least one Cretaceous slime mold—an “intelligent” giant amoeba—looks identical to one alive today
How a Tiny Pit Decides a Pine Tree’s Fate
Live fast, die young and leave a good lookin’ stump
Did the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Inadvertently Help Lichens?
The leafy lichens seem to have picked up where a lot of incinerated plants left off
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