Scientists have turned to advanced AI to decode the intricate ecosystem of gut bacteria and their chemical signals. Using a Bayesian neural network called VBayesMM, researchers can now identify ...

Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes. By Carl Zimmer Hundreds of scientists have joined together to save a group of species from ...

Scientists collected up to 40,000-year-old microbes from the Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility in central Alaska and simulated increasingly warmer summers that may penetrate these deep, frozen ...

Researchers incubated permafrost samples from Alaska at different temperatures and found that microbes from the last ice age can reactivate and resume breaking down carbon. When you purchase through ...

With so many coral reefs bleaching and pangolins being poached, it may seem tone-deaf to call for the conservation of species that are too small to see with the naked eye. But that’s exactly what the ...

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The icy world of Antarctica might not be enticing to us, but it's bustling with microscopic life. Scientists recently got a detailed glimpse at the genetics of a diverse range of microorganisms hidden ...

Microbes isolated from Siberian permafrost appear to have remained alive for more than 100,000 years, based on an analysis of their DNA. Their genetic overlap with other species suggests such ...

The Bion-M No. 2 satellite lifted off atop a Soyuz rocket this afternoon (Aug. 20). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Russia just ...

With conventional waste management systems falling short, many scientists are turning to nature for innovative solutions to the issue of plastic waste. One promising avenue is microbial degradation: ...

Duke researchers are studying sink microbes to learn how cleaning habits shape indoor ecosystems. Researchers at Duke are studying the microbiome of the sink. In other words, they want to know what’s ...