Researchers are continually looking for new ways to hack the cellular machinery of microbes like yeast and bacteria to make ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that tracks beneficial bacteria and natural compounds linked to immune strength, ...

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 time when carmakers want the metal for electric-vehicle batteries, nickel ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have identified a bacterial genus that promotes root growth and ...

The natural world teems with microorganisms. Billions of species of bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi make up complex ecosystems in the soil, water and air. The activity of these microbes sustains ...

We have tags of state animals and birds. However, the invisible world of microbes is doing a lot of things for us in nature, not just for human beings but for the entire life.' ...

Duke researchers are studying sink microbes to learn how cleaning habits shape indoor ecosystems. Researchers at Duke are studying the microbiome of the sink. In other words, they want to know what’s ...