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 ...

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 ...

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

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

The shear diversity of fungi in the world is estimated at 6.2 million species. That is 16 times the number of plant species ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

Without pollinators, we wouldn’t have one out of every three bites of food we eat. That’s because about 35 percent of the ...

The most dangerous kingdom on Earth isn't led by humans—it's fungi. While we've focused on viral pandemics, over two million ...