Pseudomonas aeruginosa (small rod-shaped bacteria) swarms toward and around a neighboring Cryptococcus neoformans (round yeast) colony. The thin fluid halo surrounding the yeast enables the bacteria ...

European colonizers were thought to have brought leprosy to the Americas, but a new study reveals it existed there for ...

Cancer remains one of the major global health threats. Tumors are not only influenced by gut microbiota but can also actively ...

What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led ...

Plants constantly interact with a wide array of microorganisms in their environment, ranging from beneficial symbionts to ...

So is it time to add viruses to one's microbiome-feeding regimen of probiotics and prebiotics, synbiotics (which combine the ...

Social jet lag associated with irregular sleep patterns and inconsistent exposure to daylight is increasingly common, and has ...

Marine bacteria control how much CO2 is stored in the oceans, by swimming after and degrading sinking particles that would otherwise remain stored in the ocean for millennia. Researchers have ...

As billions of litres of untreated or partially treated sewage are released into South Africa’s watercourses every day, ...

Scientists are probing woolly mammoth and Neanderthal genetic codes for new compounds as today’s drugs lose potency.

The composition of bacterial populations living on our faces plays a significant role in the development of acne and other ...