Found in a mudflat off the coast of Oregon, this organism’s electricity-conducting abilities could make it ideal for ...

When it comes to bitter tastes, lemons, coffee, or even Brussels sprouts might spring to mind. But these foods pale in ...

As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a ...

Researchers are developing the biomaterial as a more environmentally friendly alternative to concrete, but any wide-scale use ...

Scientists have discovered two new methane-producing archaea in the human gut, revealing surprising links to inflammation and ...

Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for ...

These infections—systemic, lethal infestations of the body’s deep tissues and organs—have little in common with the ...

Gut microbes in early life play a key role in shaping insulin production and diabetes risk, with Candida dubliniensis showing ...

If you’ve ever dug your hands into fresh earth and felt its cool, crumbly texture, you might have noticed the subtle, earthy ...

Researchers bombarded these hybrid lifeforms with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, ...