Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

Key PointsBacteria actively sense their environment and use chemical cues to navigate their world through a process called chemotaxis.Chemotaxis aids ...

The trillions of microbes living in the human gut are increasingly recognised as important partners in human health.

In the brutal world of deep caves, bacteria live in a miniature world of terror. The weapons they have evolved can defeat antibiotics – but now they are inspiring powerful new drugs.

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (U.K.) have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system—all ...

Lynette Abbott continues her discussion on soil health by examining the effects of fertilisers on soil organisms ...

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.

Scientists discovered that nitrous oxide can suppress certain soil microbes, potentially reshaping root microbiomes that help ...

Long COVID continues to affect millions of people worldwide, and scientists are still trying to understand why some patients ...

Old PET plastic packaging gets a second life through genetically engineered bacteria – as L-DOPA for Parkinson's patients.

Antibiotic susceptibility in resistant bacteria is not static. New research shows that bacteria harbouring resistance genes ...

An international research team led by Konrad Meister from Boise State University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ...