A quest to discover new antibiotics is taking a Cal Poly biochemistry research team back in time millions of years as they ...

Running the spectra through models, Coelho and her collaborators determined that exoplanet clouds with the colorful ...

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 ...

Iron rusts. On Earth, this common chemical reaction often signals the presence of something far more interesting than just ...

Deep beneath the ocean, scientists uncovered thriving microbial life in one of Earth’s harshest environments—an area with a ...

Researchers use lipid biomarkers to uncover how organisms survive in extreme ecosystems. A surprising variety of life exists ...

Permafrost is the frozen mix of soil, ice, and rocks that occupies nearly a quarter of the land in the northern hemisphere.

Microorganisms are not similar to each other, they differ not only in size but also in structure, habitat, metabolism and several other characteristics. As the name suggests those organisms that are ...

Some bacterial species, particularly some linked to inflammation, are associated with coronary artery disease, a common form ...

As people flock to communal pools, water parks, beaches and lakes to find relief from the summer heat, some may be unaware of the microscopic hazards lurking in these waters. An expert with Baylor ...

Effective wastewater treatment relies on the recycling of activated sludge (RAS) to sustain microbial activity in aeration ...