Antimicrobial resistance - when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs design to kill them - is an urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Researchers are continually looking for new ways to hack the cellular machinery of microbes like yeast and bacteria to make products that are useful for humans and society. In a new proof-of-concept ...

Wildfire causes most living things to flee or die, but some fungi thrive afterward, even feasting on charred remains. New ...

Tiny plastic particles may be quietly reshaping microbial life in drinking water systems. Nanoplastics already raise fears because people can ingest them directly. Now scientists say these tiny partic ...

New research shows that gut bacteria and metabolites may reveal early warning signs of multiple gastrointestinal diseases. Scientists have uncovered biological signals in the gut that may make it ...

You will likely have heard of probiotics. These are live microorganisms that, when consumed in sufficient amounts, can ...

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

Recent research from Harvard University suggests a woman’s toots can be useful rather than just plain embarrassing — and smelly.

Methane-eating microbes could cut emissions while turning waste gas into plastics, animal feed, and cleaner fuels.

Metabolites in mouse and human breath correlate to gut-microbe populations and might be helpful in diagnosing disease.

People with sleep disorders share gut microbiome patterns tied to fiber and inflammation, pointing to a possible link between ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...