No swimming is permitted at this popular bayfront beach after water quality testing showed high levels of fecal bacteria ...

The gut microbiome, a vast assortment of bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit our digestive system, plays a ...

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of ...

Prochlorococcus, a genus of bacteria that’s key to oxygen production in the ocean, tends to disappear when faced with marine ...

Researchers reported on Tuesday in the journal Cell that octopus arms are fine-tuned to “eavesdrop into the microbial world,” ...

A research team from Skoltech, the Institute of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and other scientific organizations in Russia and the U.S ...

Bacteria are microscopic murderers. We've long known that bacteria kill each other, it's part of microbial life.

Thousands of bacterial and other microbial species live in the human gut, supporting healthy digestion, immunity, metabolism ...

A U.K.-based startup has found a way to more sustainably recycle lithium batteries, using engineered bacteria in its ...

A strain of bacteria found aboard the Tiangong space station in 2023 appears to be a variety never previously identified on ...

A study reveals how bacteria present in marine particles maintain the oceanic nitrogen cycle, providing ecological stability ...