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

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...

Metagenomic sequencing of tree bark microbiota indicated their ability to process some atmospheric gases, highlighting their ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...

Brain scans suggest probiotic yogurt may subtly influence brain chemistry and connectivity, alongside changes in the gut microbiome.

Many of the microbes living in bark can live off various gases. This is a process recently coined as “aerotrophy”, as in “air ...

Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria ...

Ancient microbial activity preserved in deep seafloor sediments challenges assumptions about where fragile traces of early ...

That includes cleanrooms where spacecrafts are assembled. These places are designed to minimize dust and microorganisms in ...