Researchers have launched the first coordinated plan to protect microbial biodiversity, calling attention to the “invisible 99% of life” that drives essential Earth systems. The IUCN has formally ...

A global coalition is working to protect the microbial “99%” that keeps the planet functioning. Their new roadmap lays out tools and policies designed to finally bring this hidden diversity into ...

The new knowledge could lead to the use by CBI of renewable microbes and plant cells from poplar trees and switchgrass (two ...

A new paper outlines how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the ...

The study showed that life finds a way to survive, even in some of the most extreme and hostile environments in the world.

Engineering microbes to soak up more carbon, boost crop yields and restore former farmland is appealing. But synthetic ...

The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of microbes that play a vital role in keeping us healthy.  A disturbance in the balance of these microbes can contribute to a variety of health conditions, ...

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 ...

Scientists found that colorful pigments in Earth’s cloud microbes may help telescopes identify signs of life on distant planets.

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

Do you want to be less anxious or more cheerful? Emerging research points to the role of gut microbes in defining your ...