The role of soil and forests in greenhouse gas sequestration has been studied for a long time. However, forests are also home to invisible organisms that may affect the climate. "Soil, water and ...

Across the coldest places on Earth, something quiet but powerful is happening beneath your feet and under the ice. As ...

Some make you sick, while others help keep you healthy. But microbes' influence stretches far beyond human bodies. These astonishingly complex organisms regulate the health of forests, oceans and ...

Do microorganisms truly reside in tumors, or do the samples become contaminated before sequencing occurs? A new computational ...

There are huge communities of gut bacteria living in and on our bodies, and they can have a profound effect on us. New research has shown that gut bacteria | Microbiology ...

Your gut bacteria are constantly sensing, moving, and sharing nutrients to keep the microbiome thriving.

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered how certain pathogenic bacteria in gut and breast tissue can promote breast cancer development and progression by hijacking a key ...

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to study plant microbiomes—communities of microbes living in and around ...

Study finds hidden microbiome toxicity in everyday pollutants, with some chemicals linked to antibiotic resistance.

Oxygen fills the air today, but for most of Earth’s early history it barely existed. Scientists say the atmosphere did not hold steady oxygen until about 2.

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

The natural world teems with microorganisms. Billions of species of bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi make up complex ecosystems in the soil, water and air. The activity of these microbes sustains ...