Microbes high in Earth’s stratosphere produce pigments to protect them from UV light – so similar molecules could be ...

Conserving the microbes in coral reefs, for example, could greatly benefit the people who live near them. Healthy coral reefs ...

Wyoming’s “dinosaur mummies,” once thought to preserve fossilized flesh, are actually detailed clay molds formed by microbes ...

When 115,000 tons of food waste hit Surrey's processing facility each year, an invisible army goes to work—billions of ...

Because oxygen-bearing sulfate minerals trap and preserve signals from Earth's atmosphere, scientists closely study how they ...

Bacteria from our toilets, the cold sore virus and thrush-causing yeast can thrive on our toothbrushes. But there are ways to ...

Scientists have found that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a distinctly imbalanced oral microbiome—marked by a loss of beneficial bacteria and a rise in inflammation-linked microbes.

Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected way. Mummified ...

One of the longest trials of artificial sweeteners to date found that they may increase beneficial gut bacteria, though the ...

In a breakthrough that reimagines the way the gut and brain communicate, researchers have uncovered what they call a ...

In Namibia’s Etosha National Park, microbes inside elephants and giraffes reveal how wildlife and ecosystems adapt after ...

A pair of Edmontosaurus specimens found in a Wyoming dig help researchers to understand the process that led them to be ...