A box full of viruses and bacteria has completed its return trip to the International Space Station, and the changes these 'bugs' experienced in their travels could help us Earthlings tackle ...

Trees are known for capturing carbon dioxide as they grow. But they also soak up other gases implicated in climate change through microbes in their bark. The tree bark microbes feast on hydrogen, ...

Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered MISO bacteria that use iron minerals to oxidize toxic sulfide, creating energy and producing sulfate. This biological process reshapes how ...

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

The National Science Foundation has given a $1.99 million grant to a team of researchers looking to develop a computer that integrates silicon hardware with microbes. Microbes communicate using ...

While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.

Gut microbes that were thought to feed exclusively on dietary fiber also get fed sugar from our guts, from which they produce short-chain fatty acids that are crucial to many body functions. The ...

A new cohort study found that specific gut bacteria contribute to auto-brewery syndrome, spurring studies into how fecal ...

Scientists have uncovered the cause of auto-brewery syndrome. Certain gut bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia ...

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...