Microbial bioelectronic sensors use living bacteria that can create an electrical signal in response to the presence of a ...

Biodegradable plastics don’t break down on their own. Researchers found ocean microbes play a key role, and results can vary widely.

Bacteria found in a 5,000-year-old ice layer have shown how climate change could potentially drive the rise of more antibiotic resistance, as well as how ancient bacteria could provide opportunities ...

How is carbon metabolized and processed in different ecosystems? In a recent study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, researchers led by Joely Maak, the study’s first author ...

Bacteria build nanoweapons when their cell envelope is damaged, striking back with precision. Researchers triggered this response using an ultra-sharp tip. (Nanowerk News) Some bacteria deploy tiny ...

Bacteria can be ruthless. A new study has shown that when their survival is threatened because of food scarcity, they will kill and consume neighboring microbes. The work, which was reported in ...

Amyloids are perhaps best known as a key driver of Alzheimer's disease. The amorphous proteins, found throughout the human body, stick to nerve cells like plaque, choking off their function and ...

At the northern edge of Chile’s Atacama Desert sits a pile of rocks that’s so big that you can see it from space—and it’s teeming with invisible activity. Billions of microbes are hard at work ...

Beneath our feet, beyond the reach of sunlight, and buried in the most unforgiving corners of the planet, an unseen world thrives. Though these environments may seem desolate, and devoid of warmth, ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...