Research has revealed how bacteria rely on circadian clocks to control the spread of their multicellular colonies. The ...

When bacteria are under antibiotic attack, it is not "every man for himself." Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and ...

Bacteria can pass proteins between themselves, which induces a dormant state that helps a small group of them survive ...

A rare compound from soil bacteria could help address antibiotic resistance by targeting a completely new bacterial site.

Beneficial soil bacteria help crops survive salty soils by strengthening their roots - a new way to protect farmland from rising salinity.

Life in the ocean isn’t easy, even for tiny microbes. Normally, ocean microbes spend their life eating whatever nutrients are in the area and reproducing as an important part of the overall ecosystem.

The immune system is so important, but it is also important to keep it under proper control. Some people can fight off a bacterial infection and recover without needing to visit the hospital, while ...

A new study from Hong Kong reports that some of the microbes found in a range of urban environments are evolving to resist the cleaners we typically use to eliminate them. Just like humans, every city ...

With so many coral reefs bleaching and pangolins being poached, it may seem tone-deaf to call for the conservation of species that are too small to see with the naked eye. But that’s exactly what the ...

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, ...