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

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

The ocean is full of invisible workers. Trillions of microbes quietly break down carbon-containing organic matter, which ...

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

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

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 ...

Honey recovered from Egyptian tombs sealed for more than three millennia has been found still edible, free of the microbial ...

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 ...

Food labels make calories seem simple. They show the number of calories per serving, which is calculated based on how much ...

Researchers have discovered that gut microbes may influence where beetles lay their eggs and affect their offspring.