As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

Beneath the frozen skin of the Earth, a silent awakening is underway. As Arctic and sub-Arctic permafrost thaws, ancient ...

Understanding how bacteria form communities on surfaces, including biofilms, has significant implications for both health and ...

Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...

Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia. In the soils of Earth's ...

Despite it all, there’s a thriving miniature ecosystem of billions of microbes just atop the sediment. What’s more, ...

Warming temperatures can ramp up the activity of methane-producing bacteria in wetland soils, adding to methane emissions.

Found in a mudflat off the coast of Oregon, this organism’s electricity-conducting abilities could make it ideal for ...

Melting Arctic ice increases human and animal interactions, raising the risk of infectious disease spread. Researchers urge ...

Having higher numbers of particular gut microbes might put you at a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a new ...

The latest warnings mean seven beaches from Pass Christian to Gulfport now have higher-than-normal bacteria levels, including ...