Imagine a technology that can generate electricity while cleaning wastewater at the same time. According to a recent review ...

The remains of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago, contain ancient microbes that are still alive, new research finds.

New degradable sensors could reveal insights into the secret—yet essential—microscopic life in soil. The sensors, which are ...

Beneath every farm field, garden bed, and forest floor, a hidden population dwarfs the roughly eight billion people alive on ...

Scientists commonly use bacteria as tiny factories that can produce molecules for uses ranging from drug development to ...

Soil microbes benefit plants by helping with nutrient uptake and disease resistance. Modulating these communities of bacteria and fungi could potentially sustainably improve agriculture, according to ...

Ocean microbes control Earth's carbon cycle. Scientists found a simpler way to understand how these tiny organisms shape our ...

Millions of people worldwide are periodically or chronically affected by gut-related conditions, such as irritable bowel ...

Singapore – Scientists have long known that our skin is home to vast communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses. But knowing which microbes are present only tells part of the story. What matters just ...

Beneath our feet, beyond the reach of sunlight, and buried in the most unforgiving corners of the planet, an unseen world thrives. Though these environments may seem desolate, and devoid of warmth, ...