In Earth's highly radioactive hotspots, life can get pretty strange – from fungus that seems to thrive to an explosion of ...

Microbes that hitched a ride into orbit are not just surviving in space, they are changing in ways that give them startling ...

Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

Microbes across Earth's coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating ...

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

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

A box full of viruses and bacteria has completed its return trip to the International Space Station, and the changes these 'bugs' experienced in their travels could help us Earthlings tackle ...

Invisible in their trillions, microbes dwell in our bodies, grow in soils, live on trees and are integral to planetary health ...