Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...

Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Assistant Professor Elizabeth ...

An unknown group of microbes is thriving in Earth's deep soil and they’re quietly helping to clean the water that becomes our ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

New research revealed the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrated that thousands of different chemicals derived from tropical corals and seaweeds are ...

Imagine creating a comprehensive, searchable index for a library containing hundreds of millions of books—a task that would ...

Deep soils vital for life host an active new microbial phylum, CSP1-3. These microbes may be key to innovative water ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Inspired by sea sponges, researchers created living micro-lenses from bacteria that may improve medical and industrial ...

Scientists just discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth’s Critical Zone. The Critical Zone—also known as the planet’s ...

This gut bacteria can help prevent obesity. Here’s how to boost it - Your diet can affect the amount of akkermansia ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...