Scientists have pinpointed a group of bacteria that consistently appear in high numbers in healthy people, suggesting that ...

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 ...

In a huge global study led by University of Cambridge researchers, a single group of bacteria—named CAG-170—has repeatedly ...

Far below the reach of sunlight, the deep ocean has long been cast as a biological desert, a place where microbes eke out an ...

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

They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and ...

Groundwater hides dense communities of rock-bound microbes that shape water quality and help store carbon below ground.

Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered MISO bacteria that use iron minerals to oxidize toxic sulfide, creating energy and producing sulfate. This biological process reshapes how ...

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 ...