Animals and microbes sustain ecosystems, food systems and climate stability. Their decline threatens global resilience and demands urgent human alignment with nature.

Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...

A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation ...

Sweat rarely smells on its own. Body odour develops when bacteria on the skin break down compounds in sweat and release volatile chemicals that evaporate into the air.

A global atlas mapping two key gut bacteria in infants around the world has uncovered a treasure trove of bacterial strains ...

A large share of waste is biological in origin and therefore suitable as food for bacteria. As part of his doctoral research, ...

Bioengineered E. coli bacteria can now produce a group of compounds with anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and ...

A team of Romanian scientists drilled a 25-metre ice core from the Scǎrișoara Cave in search of clues for developing new medicines. The 5,000-year-old ...

Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have homed in on an underexplored small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part ...

People have long given up on the search for the Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring that could reverse aging. But for some scientists, the hunt has not ended—it's just moved to a different place.

The study of fossilized resin stones containing several creatures allowed scientists to recreate the interactions between ...

According to food biologist Evelyne Selberherr, there is a great diversity of microbes in refrigerators in Vienna. On the shelves, she discovered thousands of types of fungi and bacteria, including ...