Microbes Were Once Responsible for the Biggest Mass Extinction Ever Experienced by Earth, Claim Researchers For most people, microbes are associated with diseases, but a team of researchers says these ...

Turns out, the bacteria in your gut have food preferences of their own. Here’s how a colorful plate feeds the bacteria that ...

Experts say the virus could become a larger problem if it gets passed to endangered whooping cranes Sarah Kuta Humans have evolved alongside microbes in Earth's environment that help strengthen ...

All told, from fires and dust storms, from crashing ocean waves and hurricanes, a trillion trillion bacteria cells are emitted into the air each year—a mass of more than 100,000 tons.

Perched in the near vacuum of low-Earth orbit, it’s been home to some 270 people and a variety of animal guests—plus the microbes that hitched a ride to space on the bodies of those residents.

Early-life gut microbes may protect against diabetes, research in mice suggests Date: March 6, 2025 Source: University of Utah Health Summary: The microbiome shapes development of insulin ...

A team of Australian researchers has found key understanding of how microbes consume huge amounts of carbon monoxide (CO) and help reduce levels of this deadly gas. According to a recent study ...

Professor Matthew Stott of the University of Canterbury is fascinated by the extremophiles he studies - microbes that live at the extreme ends of survivability. These living things challenge our ideas ...