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

"Extremophile" bacteria could survive asteroid impacts that are strong enough to launch them into space, suggesting that life ...

Urban parks are a vital component of urban ecosystems and provide distinctive habitats for soil microorganisms. Yet ...

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

The experiment began with a straightforward prediction: microbes from older mice would age young ovaries. But when the ...

It is possible that extremophile microbes lcould exist on icy moons and planets with conditions similar to subglacial waters ...

Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans' delicate chemical and biological balance. However, a study published in Proceedings of the ...

Around 1.7 billion years ago, eukaryotes—the building blocks of complex life—first appeared on Earth, and now scientists have ...

Researchers find that a gut bacterium may influence muscle strength and fitness, opening the door to probiotics that support ...

A super-tough microbe may be able to survive being blasted from Mars into space—opening the door to interplanetary life transfer.

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and ...

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.