Tiny life forms adrift in alien skies might one day expose themselves through the faintest play of light. A new study ...

A study appearing in Nature Microbiology analyzes soils sampled across the state of Kansas to determine the importance of ...

Soil microbes benefit plants by helping with nutrient uptake and disease resistance. Modulating these communities of bacteria ...

In the cobalt waters off San Diego, the key to tracking a powerful greenhouse gas drifts just below the surface. Tiny ocean ...

Researchers use lipid biomarkers to uncover how organisms survive in extreme ecosystems. A surprising variety of life exists within the ocean floor, much of it made up of microbes, tiny organisms ...

Discarded cigarette butts could be driving antibiotic resistance, scientists have warned. A study conducted across 35 Chinese ...

In the winter of 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée met its most devastating enemy—not the Russian army, but biology itself. As ...

Scientists found that nearly every cancer harbors its own distinct community of microbes – tiny passengers that can influence how tumors start, spread, and respond to treatment, paving the way for a ...

The most famous legend associated with the tradition of carved Halloween vegetables takes us back to 18th-century Ireland. It ...

Low body weight in young women has been linked to a range of health concerns, including disrupted menstrual cycles, ...

Olfactory dysfunction in MS may be linked to nasal microbial changes, not just central inflammation. MS patients showed lower ...