Complex systems of microscopic tunnels found inside garnet crystals from Thailand are most likely the result of microorganisms making their homes inside these minerals, according…
A new analysis of the oldest known fossil microorganisms provides strong evidence to support an increasingly widespread understanding that life in the universe is common….
A newly published study details microbial life on a sand grain: from bulk sediment to single grains. Just imagine, you are sitting on a sunny…
Scientists from UCLA have discovered an organism that hasn’t evolved in more than 2 billion years. An international team of scientists has discovered the greatest…
Researchers from the WISSARD project have discovered an active ecosystem of microorganisms that live beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, converting ammonium and methane into the…
With microbes outnumbering human cells by 10 to 1, the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Consortium looks at how these microorganisms coexist with their human hosts…
A newly published study shows that many autistic children harbor Sutterella bacteria in their digestive tract, contrary to non-autistic children. While this research provides a…