Scientists at Work

Meet the icy continent's menagerie of microbes.

“They’re nature’s hilarious accidents."

Sally Warring knows a lot about what we can't see.

Tiny gastropods, huge undertaking.

Extreme heat, ants, and stray cell phones are big concerns.

Studying the highly endangered species requires a little colorful creativity.

Researchers squeeze into an underwater habitat off Florida to help prepare for missions to the Moon and beyond.

It involves tiny straws and a whole lot of liquid nitrogen.

The blacklegged bloodsuckers go on three "quests" in their life, each time seeking a blood meal.

For half a century, researchers have been spilling chemicals in the waters of northwestern Ontario.