Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

Experts build database of "salutogenic potential" revealing how hidden microbes and natural compounds help keep us healthy.

Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...

Fresh lava looks like the last place anything could live, yet biologists are now finding microbial communities moving in ...

Scientists reveals never-heard before information about microbes that keep us healthy.In breakthrough research, scientists discover that not all bacteria or viruses possess harmful effects; ...

Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...

This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

A new study from Hong Kong reports that some of the microbes found in a range of urban environments are evolving to resist the cleaners we typically use to eliminate them. Just like humans, every city ...

If you’re a gardener – and definitely if you’re a farmer – you want to spend less on fertilizer but while growing more food.

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the ...