Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key oxygen-processing enzyme back hundreds of millions of years before the Great ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

ISS BioAsteroid study shows bacteria and fungi can extract metals from meteorite material in microgravity, offering insights for future space resource use ...

Scientists found a soil microbe that both releases and absorbs electricity, pointing to new renewable energy technologies.

Microbes have just pulled off a feat that sounds like science fiction, stripping valuable metals from a meteorite fragment ...

Across the coldest places on Earth, something quiet but powerful is happening beneath your feet and under the ice. As ...

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, warming the planet far faster than carbon dioxide over the short term.

"Barking" up the right tree! Here's how an Australian team found that microbes found in tree bark may have a bigger influence ...

A global atlas mapping two key gut bacteria in infants around the world has uncovered a treasure trove of bacterial strains ...

But for some scientists, the hunt has not ended – it’s just moved to a different place. These modern-day Ponce de Leóns are investigating whether gut microbes hold the secret to aging well. The gut ...

They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and death ...

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be ...