That the French are colonizing London still strikes many of us as a delightful surprise.

FORBES: The French Are Taking Over London

They found that colonizing an adult germ-free animal with normal gut bacteria had no effect on their behavior.

FORBES: Thinking With Your Gut. Literally.

It was persecuted almost to extinction but has now been re-introduced and is colonizing all over the continent.

CNN: All creatures great, small and disappearing

"And that, of course, if you talk about colonizing the moon, that would be a place you could go, " he adds.

NPR: Space Probe to End Moon Mission with a Bang

Among the charms of An Equal Music is that Seth, an Indian, is effectively colonizing the fictional space of the West.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia

Exploring and colonizing Mars can bring us new scientific understanding of climate change, of how planet-wide processes can make a warm and wet world into a barren landscape.

CNN: Commentary: Let's aim for Mars

Now, Kozyrskyj and her colleagues, led by Meghan Azad, suggest that at least part of that heightened risk may be due to the microbes colonizing the babies' guts.

CNN: Connection between dirty diapers, childhood health

They have sought out novel venues, colonizing clubs and bars, and seem skilled at persuading non-music-major friends to stop by, so that concerts feel less like airport-hotel conventions and more like entertainments.

NEWYORKER: The Long Haul