Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through ...

They are the oldest forms of life, and by sheer quantity, they dominate the planet. But how bacteria and archaea interact with each other and their environment is essentially unknown. "It's really ...

Recent research has expanded on the idea that the trees around us are far more complex than they appear. Hidden beneath bark and throughout the roots are vast communities of microbes, trillions of ...

Scientists discovered that octopuses use their limbs to sample the microbiomes on the surfaces they touch. By Sofia Quaglia Sofia Quaglia earlier reported on fish that use their legs (yes, legs) to ...

Researchers have developed an innovative methodology for measuring the electrical conductivity of microbial communities. This methodology holds promise for the development of batteries and ...

Microbial ecology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region represents a rapidly evolving frontier at the ...

Venn diagram of shared and unique publicly available bacterial metagenome-only operational taxonomic units (mOTUs) originating from various genome categories. The gray circle represents 127,766 ...

A recent study reveals that bacteria residing within colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems closely linked to disease ...