No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in ...

In the weightlessness of space, bacteria acquired mutations in genes involved in the microbe's stress response and nutrient ...

Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

Microbes across Earth's coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating ...

In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to ...

Learn more about the hunt for bacteria on Mars and how astronauts will need to make sure they aren't bringing any dormant ...

"Like any good animal, we sense the change of seasons through a hundred subtle clues. Leaves change and shed, becoming crispy ...

The microbes living in sourdough starters don’t just appear by chance—they’re shaped by what bakers feed them. New research ...

"It’s like a new world that we didn’t know existed before," one Eastern Connecticut State University researcher said.

Despite the fact that 68% of the world’s population has trouble digesting lactose, a naturally occurring milk sugar, global ...