Recent research has identified practical ways to protect and deliver oxygen-sensitive gut bacteria for a path toward safer, ...

If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to ...

A warning from experts has emerged that toothbrushes used daily could become a "habitat for microorganisms" teeming with ...

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are some of the most abundant microorganisms in the ocean and play a key role in nitrogen ...

Sleep is not just a nightly shutdown but a carefully choreographed process that your brain and body perform in sync with a 24 ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

An international team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology has uncovered a hidden world of tiny partnerships thriving in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. The ...

As people flock to communal pools, water parks, beaches and lakes to find relief from the summer heat, some may be unaware of the microscopic hazards lurking in these waters. An expert with Baylor ...

Carbon occurs on the Earth in a variety of structures and forms. Elemental Carbon is usually formed under conditions of high pressure and temperature. Researchers have now, for the first time, ...

Lignin, a chief component of cell walls in plants, is naturally degraded in the soil. Identifying new microorganisms involved in this degradation can help develop novel lignin breakdown processes in ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...