Bacteriophages are viruses that can kill bacteria through highly specific interactions. While this property can be beneficial in selected applications, bacteriophages represent a serious threat to ...

Kerala has quietly made history, with something really tiny. A microbe. It recently became the first in India to officially ...

The outcrop in Morocco where Associate Professor Rowan Martindale noticed the wrinkle structures formed by microbial communities. Note that the large ripples on the rock slab were formed by turbidity ...

Harvard immunologist Dennis Kasper and his colleagues have found that tiny changes in gut bacteria can flip the immune system from calm to inflamed, even when the microbes look harmless. Their work, ...

In a recent paper published in Geology, scientists propose that certain kinds of wrinkle structures in sedimentary rock are the remnants of ancient microbial communites, similar to those found in deep ...

Phosphorus is essential for plant growth and ecosystem productivity. In many natural forests, plants rely on soil microbes to ...

Methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere surged faster than ever in the early 2020s, and scientists say the reason was a ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant and growing threat to food microbiology, particularly within food ...

Now that all that snow is beginning to melt, concerns are shifting to the salt that was spread both before and after the storm.

Tiny traces of chemicals in the breath are beginning to reveal big secrets about the gut. New research suggests that by “sniffing” these molecules, clinicians may someday diagnose microbiome-related ...

Sourdough starter, a fermented mix of flour and water, is a staple for bakers. It’s also reportedly a rich experimental testing ground for microbiologists. The bread’s chewy texture and tangy taste ...

Researchers have homed in on a single gut microbe that acts to prevent fat gain, even with a high-fat diet. The discovery adds to the booming science of finding ways to enlist the microbes that ...