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

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

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

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...

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

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

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

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

Microbes are little alchemists that perform all manner of chemical reactions. A team of microbiologists co-founded a ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

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