Legumes like soybeans, alfalfa, peas, beans, peanuts and many more have a remarkable ability: They can partner with soil ...

Akkermansia muciniphila's impact on immunity and pregnancy outcomes underscores its promise as a probiotic, with implications ...

Millions of tons of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer ...

Scarisoara Ice Cave in Romania. Credit: Paun V.I. Bacteria lurk everywhere. However, it’s only after researchers retrieve them from the most remote corners of the Earth that we can learn more about ...

Scientists call the vast community that carries out this work the necrobiome – a shifting cast of microbes, insects, ...

Contrary to what some videos on YouTube suggest, you will not shorten your life by reheating leftovers. But you can get sick ...

The human body is not a single organism but a complex ecosystem where trillions of microbes compete, cooperate, and evolve in real time. From bacteria that break down sweat into odor-causing compounds ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance. Tiny virus-like particles called gene transfer agents (GTAs), once ancient ...

Beneath our feet lies a hidden pharmaceutical frontier: soil microbes are yielding new antibiotic leads just as scientists race to outpace the global rise of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial ...

The conflict in Iran is constantly changing. Roughly a week ago, it looked as if the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for international fuel and fertiliser trade which Iran has restricted since soon ...