For the first time, researchers measured the magnetic pull inside a single bacterium, turning a biological mystery into hard ...

Microbes move across the planet, linking ecosystems and spreading genes that shape antibiotic resistance, health, and biodiversity.

A large share of waste is biological in origin and therefore suitable as food for bacteria. As part of his doctoral research, ...

Learn more about the microbes that consume plastic and how they could one day help clean up our ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Today, Onyeaka is an industrial microbiologist and a deputy director of the ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.27 million people every year, and these challenging infections contribute to the deaths of millions more ...

Like any good animal, we sense the change of seasons through a hundred subtle clues. Leaves change and shed, becoming crispy piles underfoot. Geese cross the bright sky. Other signs of winter are ...

Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...