Fungi may be the real-life superheroes of the natural world. Fungi are truly weird and impressive—they can live anywhere, be ...

A new review study explains that extremophiles have revolutionized medicine, and are invaluable allies in the fight against climate change.

A study on wild northern cardinals shows that stress can change gut microbes and affect bird health in measurable ways.

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, ...

New research suggests oysters may rely on hidden microbes to help build their shells and maintain chemistry as oceans grow more acidic.

March launches the most exciting stretch of the gardening season. Tiny green sprouts push through soil, trays crowd ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time ...

After her initial test run, she cultured a regular sample, as well as the shocked sample so she could compare them side by ...

Research suggests that consciousness could extend far beyond just humans—every cellular creature in the universe, no matter how big or small, could be conscious, too. Studies show that single-cell ...

In Michigan Tech's biology teaching lab, undergraduate students research potential cancer cures with help from the humble worm.

New research from Arizona State University shows that bacteria can travel in unexpected ways even when their usual propulsion system fails. Normally ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found ...