Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

Bacteria that colonize tiny plastic fragments drifting through the atmosphere can significantly enhance those particles’ ...

The trillions of microbes living in the human gut are increasingly recognized as important partners in human health.

Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.

It is possible that extremophile microbes lcould exist on icy moons and planets with conditions similar to subglacial waters ...

Stanford Medicine researchers have identified a specific gut bacterium that accelerates memory loss in aging mice, and they ...

Microbes play a crucial role in maintaining the levels of many nutrients in our environment, but warming could disrupt their ...

After her initial test run, she cultured a regular sample, as well as the shocked sample so she could compare them side by ...

The study, led by Monash University researchers from Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), shows that microbes’ ...