A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique ...

Although many conservationists believe biodiversity is intrinsically valuable, the protection of biodiversity has also been ...

Bedrooms are like sanctuaries. It’s where we sleep, get dressed for the day, and escape everyone else to decompress. However, ...

In a paper published in Cell Reports, researchers document "selfish polysaccharide uptake" in freshwater ecosystems for the first time.In Croatia's Kozjak and Crniševo Lakes, they found that ...

Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest large molecules externally, allowing other community members to share ...

And bacteriophages — viruses that infect and kill bacteria — are highly abundant ... in a session on the extra-bacterial gut ecosystem. Among the current questions: How can phages be used ...

Las Arenitas is an artificial oasis that recycles used water from the border city of Mexicali to regenerate ecosystems in the ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

“Germy places in your bedroom are obviously going to be any high-touch surfaces, so your light switches and your door handles ...

Researchers might have just stumbled upon a potential answer to why younger adults are getting more colorectal cancer—without trying.

Microbial research suggests that biodiversity does not always increase ecosystem stability. Although many conservationists believe biodiversity is intrinsically valuable, the protection of ...