Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a new group of microbes living deep underground that help purify ...

"Most people would think that these organisms are just like spores or dormant," James Tiedje said. "These microbes are active ...

What we eat affects our gut microbes, and now researchers can follow both good and bad changes step by step. "There's a ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth’s Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

Could microbes survive in the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) of the moon? This is what a recent study presented at the ...

Both viruses and bacteria can cause illness, but they dont cause the same illnesses. And while all viruses are bad, there are ...

The development of antibiotics was a breakthrough in medicine. But while they can save lives, they have a dark side. Microbes resistant to the drugs were responsible for more than one million deaths ...

Studies have associated microbes with a lower incidence of cancer, heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, asthma, depression, autism, irritable bowel syndrome, colic, Parkinson's and many allergies.

These were harsh times when there was no available oxygen, and life was entirely composed of microorganisms. Well, scientists have discovered such a place within collapsed depressions along the ...