Microorganisms

Polz to receive the American Society for Microbiology’s Elanco AwardDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering professor, who studies wild microbial communities, is the first ecologist to be selected.

In Profile: Roman Stocker finds big effects from tiny organismsFrom microbes in the ocean to cats in the kitchen, MIT researcher uncovers surprising phenomena where biology meets fluid mechanics.

Sitting still or going hunting: Which works better?If you’re a microbe floating in the ocean, there’s no single best strategy for getting food, MIT research shows.

The Art of MicrobiologyIAP course tackles life-saving biology.

The first hairy microbesNew fossils reveal oldest known ciliates.

Breathing new life into EarthNew research shows evidence of early oxygen on our planet.

Life after Snowball EarthNew fossils suggest rapid recovery of life after global freeze.

Ancient armorFossils from the Yukon reveal protective plates for microscopic organisms.