Koalas are among Australia’s most beloved animals, instantly recognizable by their fluffy ears, button noses and joey-filled ...

Many organisms can tell what time of year it is without a calendar (even bacteria), which turns out to be pretty useful.

A large laboratory study found that many commonly used sweeteners can directly change the growth of gut bacteria. Researchers ...

As energy storage technologies continue to evolve, applications—from portable electronics to wearable devices and electric ...

A Fungus & Bacterium Have a Symbiosis that Changes the Severity of Fungal Disease Many common beans are affected by a disease ...

Terms like “sell by” and “best before” may sound synonymous but they’re not—and they may reveal less than you think about ...

When antibiotics attack microbes, their stressed neighbors ship them proteins to help them survive, new work suggests.

Bacteria may offer an unexpected way to immobilize uranium in contaminated water. Uranium contamination is difficult to ...

Drug-resistant infections are already killing patients, lengthening hospital stays, raising treatment costs and weakening the ...

A new study found that dietary fiber can determine whether beneficial intestinal worms help reduce inflammation or become ...

A new study reveals that exposing dwarf spiders to a brief period of warm temperatures can disrupt a phenomenon in which ...

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered new evidence that the communities of bacteria living in the uterus may ...