In the weightlessness of space, bacteria acquired mutations in genes involved in the microbe's stress response and nutrient ...

Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming ...

Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

Methane — a potent greenhouse gas — constantly seeps from the ocean floor and can rise into the atmosphere. Now, an international team led by scientists with the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts ...

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

The microbes living in sourdough starters don’t just appear by chance—they’re shaped by what bakers feed them. New research ...

Human health risks from direct consumption of toxic nanoplastics are already scary, but researchers have confirmed that nanoplastics in water give rise to an additional threat: They strengthen ...

AMES, Iowa – Smarter use of the microbes that live in and around crops could pay huge dividends for farmers in the near future, according to an Iowa State University microbiologist. Gwyn Beattie, a ...

You share a lot more than just meals and hobbies with your family and friends: you also give each other gut microbes, meaning your personal flora can serve as a detailed profile of your social life. A ...

The flour you choose helps decide which microbes run your sourdough and how it tastes.