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One of the most striking findings was that E. americana accumulated almost exclusively inside tumors and did not colonize healthy organs.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

Every now and then sea lions try to colonize the docks used by boaters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is best known for flashy rocket launches and bold plans to colonize Mars.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026

Why didn’t Chinese ships proceed around Africa’s southern cape westward and colonize Europe, before Vasco da Gama’s own three puny ships rounded the Cape of Good Hope eastward and launched Europe’s colonization of East Asia?

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

In their native Japan, the East Asian Joro spider colonizes most of the country.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024

Despite its gruesome appearance, this mushroom is beneficial for the coniferous trees it colonizes.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023

“Once it colonizes the root system and displays visible mushrooms, the fungus is well progressed within the tree,” Crooks says.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

The fungus colonizes the trays, resulting in a material that, through an undisclosed proprietary procedure, looks and feels like leather, according to the company.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 28, 2022

Etienne’s huge study colonizes the entire fifth floor, alternately deeply quiet or else full of voices or music or static.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Still, some Puerto Ricans such as Díaz view the topic as part of the island’s history, initially brought to the Caribbean by 16th-century Spaniards when the island was first colonized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

It took millions of years before primates colonized the tropics, the study shows.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

Before Europeans colonized North America, bald eagles were pretty much everywhere there was a river, lake, or stream large enough to support sizable fish.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Wiwor’s highlanders are probably descended from an early wave that had colonized New Guinea from Asia by 40,000 years ago.

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

Those include colonizing Mars, putting more than 1 million satellites in orbit and putting mass drivers on the moon.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Because wolves are not capable of naturally colonizing such an island across open sea, researchers believe humans must have brought the animals there, likely by boat.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

At this point in his public arc, his affinity for the material is more like a colonizing claim.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Investors’ acceptance of SpaceX’s mammoth valuation will likely hinge on whether they believe Musk can deliver on his ambitious ideas, which include colonizing Mars and launching data centers into space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Within a few centuries, in one of the swiftest colonizing advances of recent prehistory, Bantu farmers had swept all the way to Natal, on the east coast of what is now South Africa.

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