Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Trillions of bacteria occupy human bodies, from head to toe, inside and out, forming a microbiome that is as personal as a ...

They are everywhere: in oceans, floating in the air, and even inside the human body. Microplastics have become an unavoidable part of modern life. Now, a new study suggests that their presence could ...

Some people scrub them every day while others say letting water run over them in the shower is enough. So are you cleaning ...

Researchers have uncovered strange and unprecedented entities living within the human body, entities they have named ...

An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant. The new ...

The new study shows that antibiotic resistance is more easily transmitted between genetically similar bacteria and mainly occurs in wastewater treatment plants and inside the human body.