colonize

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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

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 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

Stories of a magical empire, a rift in the heavens, a plan to colonize Mars and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The second Eurasian attempt to colonize the Americas succeeded because it involved a source, target, latitude, and time that allowed Europe’s potential advantages to be exerted effectively.

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