Bacteria are not only crucial for human health, but they also play important roles in environmental processes and agriculture ...

A new study shows that tiny microbes living in and around oak trees may help them survive drought, poor soil, and disease.

Microbes move across the planet, linking ecosystems and spreading genes that shape antibiotic resistance, health, and ...

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be ...

Far below the reach of sunlight, the deep ocean has long been cast as a biological desert, a place where microbes eke out an ...

They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and death ...

Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that constantly “sense” their surroundings to survive and thrive. New research shows that beneficial gut microbes, especially common Clostridia bacteria, can ...

Biodegradable plastics can break down naturally through the action of living organisms such as bacteria. They are made from renewable sources such as corn starch or sugar cane and don’t linger in the ...

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing in Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks growing in a natural woodland found that the trees' above- and below-ground ...

Like any good animal, we sense the change of seasons through a hundred subtle clues. Leaves change and shed, becoming crispy piles underfoot. Geese cross the bright sky. Other signs of winter are ...

Aerobic respiration began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, a new study suggests.

Groundbreaking study led by Weizmann Institute of Science and Hadassah AIDS Center scientists paves the way for new medical ...