books Agnes Catlow's Drops of Water is an 1851 book filled with beautiful illustrations of the author's interpretations of microscopic organisms Popkin

microscopes Take a look at "Journey to the Microcosmos" new video shot with an upgraded microscope Mark Frauenfelder

puppets Check out these awesomely creepy puppets of microbial creatures Thom Dunn

Science Honey from sealed Egyptian tombs is still edible after 3,000 years Ellsworth Toohey

Why funding "silly" science research leads to billion-dollar breakthroughs Gail Sherman

rancid signs If your coconut cream smells like soap, here's why (toss it!) Carla Sinclair

Science The clouds above us teem with strange creatures Allan Rose Hill

Boing Boing Gadgets The easiest way to stop sniffling and smelling your coworker's lunch is with this air purifier Boing Boing's Shop

biology We may have already killed life on Mars Thom Dunn

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

medical Your earwax tells a lot about you, including why you may stink Allan Rose Hill

Science Australian waterway mysteriously turned electric blue Allan Rose Hill

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

travel Atlas Obscura's list of places to view bioluminescence Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Turn your table scraps to super-food for your plants with the Reencle composter, now over $200 off Boing Boing's Shop

fungus 930 passengers stranded on cruise ship for a week due to fungus on hull Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Fight the germs both inside your mouth and on your toothbrush! Boing Boing's Shop

milk Is synthetic milk harvested from genetically modified yeast "vegan"? Andrew Yi