Viruses and bacteria get a bad rap around the world, but now Flinders University experts are identifying the positive "upside ...

Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the ...

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are some of the most abundant microorganisms in the ocean and play a key role in nitrogen ...

The new study tallies how microbialites take carbon and turn it into fresh layers of calcium carbonate. These structures then ...

From influencing weight gain to supporting immune function, gut microbes do far more than digest food. They may even explain ...

The ambient air on planes and in hospitals mostly contains harmless microbes typically associated with human skin, ...

From tiny streams to gigantic rivers like the Mississippi—microbes in sediments work tirelessly to maintain key ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...

Researchers in Finland discovered that a mine-grown moss and its microbial partners can remove toxic metals from water ...

Ocean microbes can use urea when ammonium is scarce. This helps them survive in poor waters and reshapes our view of the nitrogen cycle.

Researchers from King's College London have found that molecules in stool samples can accurately reflect what people eat and ...