The findings, discovered by a team led by Dr. Sarah Moraïs, indicate that microbes respond not only to environmental ...

Research shows how microbes quickly colonize fresh lava, revealing how life rebuilds itself and offering clues for life on ...

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision ...

New research shows that forest connecting different types of habitats may help frogs fight a deadly amphibian fungus ...

In subduction zones, the sites of the world's largest earthquakes, tectonic activity may generate a "pump" that transports ...

A new metal-organic coating protects bacterial cells from damage without impeding their growth or function. The coated bacteria, which produce ammonia, could make it much easier for farmers to deploy ...

Cattle such as cows are notorious burpers. Why their burps are so potent seems to have to do with a special structure inside ...

Researchers have launched the first coordinated plan to protect microbial biodiversity, calling attention to the “invisible 99% of life” that drives essential Earth systems. The IUCN has formally ...

Researchers have identified a naturally occurring bacterium that can break down key compounds responsible for smoke taint in ...

Warming temperatures may cause methane emissions from wetlands to rise — by helping methane-producing bacteria thrive. Higher temperatures favor the activity of wetland soil microbes that produce the ...

Garden beds don’t run on luck—they run on life. Beneath every thriving plant sits a bustling underground world of microbes, ...