Dryland agroecosystems, which cover approximately 40% of the world’s terrestrial regions and support over two billion people, ...

Dr. Neelendu Dey studies whether gut microbes can be harnessed to prevent and treat colon cancer. He factors the latest research into his lifestyle choices.

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Think your travel routine is hygienic? You might want to reconsider where you place your luggage after your next trip.

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With a $621,000 award from NASA, University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist James Holden will dedicate the next three years to “predicting” the nature of life on Europa.

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On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Melting glaciers in Greenland are unleashing hidden methane and shifting soils from carbon sinks to warming sources.

Denver-based Endolith is using microbes to help recover valuable supply-chain materials, like copper and lithium, in a more ...

It’s hard to believe that there is something dirtier than a public toilet bowl — but there is, and it’s something that travelers use several times a year.

The model Kite’s team built was unique in that it captured evolution of the Martian landscape and climate over an extremely ...