In the mid-1990s, scientists made a discovery that shook up the understanding of life on Earth: vast reservoirs of microbes ...

There might be a type of exoplanet without dry land. They're called "Hycean" worlds, a portmanteau of "hydrogen" and "ocean." ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...

When Kostas Konstantinidis proved that many bacteria—like plants and animals—are organized into species, he upended a long-held scientific belief. Scientists widely believed that bacteria ...

A team has identified a strain of bacteria that can break down and transform at least three types of PFAS, and, perhaps even more crucially, some of the toxic byproducts of the bond-breaking process.

Understanding The Growth Trajectory And Upcoming Trends In The Global Metal And Metal Ores Market In The 2017-2023 Global Metal & Metal Ores market Expected to Reach $10,649,885 Million by 2023 - ...

Researchers have identified ancient proteins that may help explain how the first complex cells evolved from simpler ones over 15 billion years ago I ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the quest to take the “forever” out of “forever chemicals,” bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and ...

Washington, D.C.-The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is joining forces with the German-speaking (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) Society of ...

Outer membrane protein TraT protects bacteria from secondary F plasmid conjugation. Here, the authors report cryo-EM structure of decameric cork-like TraT and its evolutionary history as a ...

Tests on the "mysterious balls" which led to the closure of several Australian beaches last week have revealed they were made up partially of faecal bacteria. Nine beaches in Sydney were closed by ...

For anyone who’s spent an evening from the rim at Crater Lake, it’s no surprise it has been named the United States’ best national park for stargazing.