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 that bacteria can colonize surfaces even when their normal swimming machinery fails has important health implications.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

That could be useful for SpaceX, which recently pushed back its plan to colonize Mars.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 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

As the colonists crossed the straits separating each Indonesian island from the next one to the east, they adapted anew, filled up that next island, and went on to colonize the next island again.

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