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

Scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool called LA⁴SR that can rapidly identify ...

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

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

The gut microbiome has been a rising star in the world of health science over the last several years, garnering interest from both researchers and the general public. This is mostly due to its ...

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

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

As microplastics accumulate in soils, waters, and even the human body, scientists are racing to understand how these ...

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

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 ...

"Microbes have always ruled the planet but for the first time in history, they are fashionable," writes Ed Yong in his new book, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life ...