colonize

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These "whale fall" sites create temporary but rich ecosystems where microbes quickly colonize and flourish.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The discovery could help explain how disease causing microbes manage to colonize medical devices, wounds, and food processing equipment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The company is expected to raise tens of billions of dollars in an offering to finance plans to launch data centers in space and colonize the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Mars, the planet he hopes to colonize, was mentioned just twice in a statement announcing that SpaceX had acquired xAI, while the moon got four mentions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

With no other accessible islands to colonize, the Moriori had to remain in the Chathams, and to learn how to get along with each other.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond