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These are bacteria like youve never seen before -- likely because, until now, all known bacteria could only be seen using a powerful compound microscope.

The jumbo species Thiomargarita magnifica is 50 times larger than usual types but is not thought to be dangerous to humans

Identified in a mangrove swamp, Thiomargarita magnifica is the shape and size of a human eyelash.

Researchers found bacterial cells so large they are easily visible to the naked eye, challenging ideas about how large microbes can get.

For scientists, finding the huge, bizarrely complex microbe is like "encountering a human being ... as tall as Mount Everest.”

The 'Mount Everest' of bacteria discovered in Caribbean swamps

Identified in a mangrove swamp, Thiomargarita magnifica is the shape and size of a human eyelash.

Convocation continues with Science today The Faculty of Science will celebrate today as more than 1,100 graduands cross the Convocation stage in two ceremonies. 998 undergraduates, 61 master's, and 40 PhD candidates will receive their degrees. The first Science ceremony starts at 10:00 a.m. Robert Lemieux, Dean of the Faculty of Science, will present Robert Mann for the

A team of researchers have successfully linked two time crystals, an exotic phase of matter in the quantum field that boasts of exceedingly long coherence times and predictability - which could eventu

On 1 April 2017, the lives of about 17 million vulnerable South Africans dependent on social grants were placed in jeopardy by then minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, the Social Security Agency of South Africa and the private company, Cash Paymaster Services, in the now notoriou...