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Using third-generation metagenomics, researchers from the Department of Plant Production and Microbiology at the Miguel ...

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The ecosystem needs our help and that of our animal friends. Jump in to read about 9 animals that are types of decomposers!

Mono Lake, tucked in the Eastern Sierra, is no ordinary lake. Its eerie tufa towers and teeming swarms of brine shrimp and ...

Look in the mirror. That face staring back at you isn't just you—it's home to billions of microscopic bacteria living in a ...

These aren't the first bacteria to be discovered in space but they are particularly well-adapted for space station life.

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

A new study shows that an eight-week wild-food-only diet in a modern adult leads to dramatic, partially lasting changes in ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared pictures of himself and his family swimming in Rock Creek in ...

The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation specifically ...

A version of Vibrio natriegens with five unusual edits has begun to remediate as many organic pollutants in industrial ...