This blog, though not its author, reaches the end of the line
June 5, 2020 — Jennifer Frazer
An amoeba spread by respiratory droplets, kisses and eating utensils may be a serious (and creepy) gum disease pathogen
The mystery of dirt’s origins is a thorny experimental problem
May 2, 2020 — Jennifer Frazer
It smells like bacteria. But why?
Beautiful new footage ventures into a lake that is among the most remote on earth
April 12, 2020 — Jennifer Frazer
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
March 26, 2020 — Jennifer Frazer
A cup of cells can both bend and “see,” feats rarely seen outside of animals
March 8, 2020 — Jennifer Frazer
Stunning new fossil reveals that at least one Cretaceous slime mold—an “intelligent” giant amoeba—looks identical to one alive today
January 28, 2020 — Jennifer Frazer
Live fast, die young and leave a good lookin’ stump
October 20, 2019 — Jennifer Frazer
The leafy lichens seem to have picked up where a lot of incinerated plants left off
September 15, 2019 — Jennifer Frazer
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