Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark ...

Researchers find that microbes on tree bark can alter greenhouse and toxic gases, shaping climate and air quality beyond ...

Raymond Culbertson. We all know trees are climate heroes. They pull carbon dioxide out of the air, release the oxygen we ...

A simple stool sample may hold a clearer record of what you eat than a food diary ever could. In a new study, researchers ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ago.

Among the trillions of microbes that live in the gut, one obscure bacterium has suddenly become a star of obesity research.

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...

In order to understand the massive changes afoot in the warming polar regions, oceanographer Allison Fong is hunting for the ...