In the weightlessness of space, bacteria acquired mutations in genes involved in the microbe's stress response and nutrient ...

Microbes that hitched a ride into orbit are not just surviving in space, they are changing in ways that give them startling ...

Microbes across Earth's coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating ...

In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to ...

A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ...

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to study plant microbiomes—communities of microbes living in and around ...

"It’s like a new world that we didn’t know existed before," one Eastern Connecticut State University researcher said.

In the obesity group, microbes appeared more active in breaking down sugars and proteins in ways that could contribute to health problems. Those metabolic shifts were also linked with higher levels of ...

The microbes living in sourdough starters don’t just appear by chance—they’re shaped by what bakers feed them. New research ...