Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a bevy ...

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of ...

Bacterial infections pose significant challenges to agriculture and medicine, especially as cases of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to rise. In response, scientists are elucidating the ways ...

An Argentina lagoon turned a bright pink color caused by sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial product used in fish factories - Copyright AFP Timur Matahari An Argentina ...

With increasing urgency to address climate change, converting greenhouse gases into valuable resources has become a key focus ...

Scientists have summarized microbial food production strategies. The global food crisis is increasing due to rapid population growth and declining food productivity to climate change. Moreover, ...

Plant cell cultures are an attractive alternative to cultivating whole plants for obtaining natural compounds, but many biosynthetic genes remain inactive under standard culture conditions. Now, ...

Science Needs for Microbial Forensics: Developing Initial International Research Priorities, based partly on a workshop held in Zabgreb, Croatia in 2013, identifies scientific needs that must be ...

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to public health, but these cryogenically frozen germs might be more of a help than a hindrance.

Almost two decades ago, Seth Bordenstein, a biologist at Pennsylvania State University, and a group of scientists and science educators brainstormed ways to bring the scientific research experience ...