colonization

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"We saw up to 100-fold differences in the amount of cholera colonization as a function of diet alone," Hsiao said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

When Monroe declared the Americas off limits to “future colonization by any European powers,” the U.S. didn’t really have the means or motive to meddle abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Wood-boring Xylophaga bivalves were present on submerged wood samples at Barkley Canyon, but their colonization rates were far lower than in oxygen-rich waters.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

Practice transmissions beamed to Proxima had been attempted, in case human colonization extended that far.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick