Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

JAXA also conducted a series of experiments, Microbe-I, Microbe-III, and Microbe-IV, monitoring the abundance and diversity of fungi and bacteria in Kibo, the station's Japanese Experiment module.

Researchers at University of California San Diego, Mass General Brigham, and their colleagues have identified specific gut ...

Microbes are usually cast as villains, yet most of the microscopic life on and around us is quietly keeping us alive. From the bacteria lining your gut to the organisms drifting in city air, these ...

We know some microbes can break down certain plastics, but our new study finds no clear correlation between plastic pollution levels and the production of plastic-degrading enzymes by marine ...

Researchers have launched a database highlighting microbes that support human health and ecosystem resilience.

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...

A nationwide genetics project is exploring soil microbiodiversity, discovering new bacterial strains and microbes that ...

Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...

We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark ...