They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and death ...

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is ...

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

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. PETALUMA, Calif. — The cows had to be deterred from messing with the ...

Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes. By Carl Zimmer Hundreds of scientists have joined together to save a group of species from ...

With so many coral reefs bleaching and pangolins being poached, it may seem tone-deaf to call for the conservation of species that are too small to see with the naked eye. But that’s exactly what the ...

A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life forms make to our climate system, and how we can work with them to address ...

Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered MISO bacteria that use iron minerals to oxidize toxic sulfide, creating energy and producing sulfate. This biological process reshapes how ...

EVANSTON, Ill. --- A groundbreaking new study reveals that changes to the gut microbiome can change the way the brain works. Humans have the largest relative brain size of any primate, but little is ...