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Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition offers a unique window into life under a microscope. A tardigrade, colloquially known as water bears, move around a volvox algae colony. Tardigrades are water ...

Scabies is a skin problem caused by tiny bugs called mites. These mites are so small that you can’t see them without a ...

Late summer and early fall mean peak fruit season, with tons of perfect produce—blueberries, blackberries, peaches, grapes, apples and more—popping up in the grocery stores and farmers' markets. The ...

A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for ...

A fungus that evolved at Chernobyl and is now grown on the ISS, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, slightly reduced radiation levels.

A deadly, drug-resistant hospital fungus may finally have a weakness—and scientists think they’ve found it.

Toenail fungus is one of those conditions people whisper about—as if it’s a personal failure instead of an incredibly common, treatable issue. It shows up slowly: a yellow tint, thickening, a change ...

The yeast Candida albicans colonizes mucosal surfaces and is usually harmless. However, under certain conditions it can cause dangerous infections.

Many disease-causing bacteria, viruses or fungi live on cloth, plastic and metal objects in your bathroom. Here's what you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

The 79-year-old physician is sitting on a chair in a side office at a health clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, long legs crammed under the table in front of him, hands folded at his stomach, when his cell ...