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Photos and details about the diversity of true bacteria.

Pick a color and start filling in the microbes! And can you find the mystery bacteria?

Get some mud and a few other ingredients to build an entire ecosystem for bacteria. 

Play this game to find out more about the microbes that help and hurt us.
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Just a century ago, many people died from minor bacterial infections and diseases. A simple cut or strep throat could be...
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Some of Earth's oddest creatures live arounddeep-sea hydrothermal (hot water) vents. These vents spew plumes of hot, min...

Test your knowledge about the bacteria and other microbes that live on and in us.
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Your body is more than just you - it is an ecosystem for trillions of tiny microbes. These bacteria, viruses, and other ...

Who will be the first to diversify their gut microbiome and win? 
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Imagine you are a marine biologist, traveling far beneath the ocean surface in a submersible.

See if you can find the hidden microbes on each coloring page!
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Scientists often need to examine things that are too small to be seen by the human eye, like bacteria or the tiny cells ...
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Throughout the world's oceans, tiny particles swirl, drift, and fall like snowflakes from the ocean's upper levels.
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The seafloor covers more than half of the Earth's surface. Most of the seafloor consists of the flat, expansive abyssal ...
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Ed Mathez has always been fascinated by rocks and the Earth. As a young boy, he went with his mother to old rock quarrie...
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A firefly's light seems rare and magical. Yet there are many living things that blink, glow, flash, and glitter. The dee...
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It started with a cough and stuffy nose. But now you're achy, feverish, and exhausted. You just might have influenza, or...
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About 100 million years ago, a flying reptile called Pterodaustro guinazui soared above the coast of what is now Argenti...
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Imagine a flying reptile the size of a two-seater plane! That's Quetzalcoatlus, one of the largest flying animals ever. ...
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When she was a kid, Ana explored the landscapes of rural Uruguay and Brazil and the many plants and animals that live th...