New research shows that certain bacteria in the microbiome soak up "forever chemicals," or PFAS. The findings raise the possibility that probiotics could help remove some PFAS from our bodies.

Microbes are everywhere on Earth — in clouds in the sky, in the deepest holes ever dug in the Earth, and within and near volcanoes. There is virtually nowhere we've looked on Earth where we ...

Microbial alchemy "Microbes are nature's alchemists," says Braden Tierney, a microbiologist at Harvard Medical School. "They are capable of taking just about any compound or chemical anywhere in ...

“Microbes are everywhere. They can live in places where we’d expect they could not thrive, but somehow they do,” Moissl-Eichinger says. “Of course, on Mars, ...

Microbes are everywhere. They live on and inside us, and cover most things we come into contact with, including our personal belongings.We also know that microbes play a role in human health, and ...

All the plants and animals on earth are relatively new additions. The planet really belongs to the microbes. There are more microbes on Earth than anything else. But despite living basically ...

Microbiologists identified over 600 different bacteria-eating viruses on toothbrushes and shower heads. ... In reality, microbes are everywhere, and most of them will not make us sick.

“Microbes are everywhere, and the vast majority of them will not make us sick,” she shared. “The more you attack them with disinfectants, the more they are likely to develop resistance or ...