It is possible that extremophile microbes lcould exist on icy moons and planets with conditions similar to subglacial waters ...

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Some bacteria can take a punch that would crush a submarine. In a new set of impact tests, one desert microbe, Deinococcus ...

The experiment began with a straightforward prediction: microbes from older mice would age young ovaries. But when the results came in, the data pointed the other way. In a new study in Nature Aging, ...

Soil bacteria in ancient lama-bordo fields reveal bacteria capable of fertilizing crops and transforming sustainable rural agriculture.

When winter sets in and food becomes scarce, some mammals hibernate, entering a state of deep rest that slashes their energy needs and allows them to fast for months. However, fasting deprives them of ...

If confirmed in people, the finding might lead to gut-targeted therapies that could reverse cognitive decline.

For an oyster, creating an internal environment for calcification that forms its distinctive hard shell is essential. But new Harvard research has found that these bivalves may outsource the work, ...

Researchers have revealed how a common bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), releases lactic acid to acidify its surroundings and suppress the immune-cell signal needed to start a proper ...

A multi-center study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's sheds new light on why some newborns become severely ill ...