Across the coldest places on Earth, something quiet but powerful is happening beneath your feet and under the ice. As ...

Scientists revived new species frozen for 40,000 years - and the U.S. military believes their survival secrets could protect troops in extreme cold.

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be ...

Farmers now have more reasons to consider rotating their crops, University of Alberta research shows. Widely used to restore ...

A new study shows that tiny microbes living in and around oak trees may help them survive drought, poor soil, and disease.

A mysterious, hard-to-grow gut bacterium keeps showing up in healthy people worldwide—and it may be quietly protecting our microbiomes.

In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end of its life. At a ...

In winter sports, lugers slide at more than 90 miles per hour, hockey players send the puck zipping across the ice at 100 mph ...

Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that constantly “sense” their surroundings to survive and thrive. New research shows that beneficial gut microbes, especially common Clostridia bacteria, can ...

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing February 11 in the Cell Press journal Cell Host & ...

Study finds hidden microbiome toxicity in everyday pollutants, with some chemicals linked to antibiotic resistance.