Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

From insignificant individual cells to a rich community full of cooperation. That is how our understanding of the world of ...

Microbial carotenoids offer faster production, health benefits and potential applications in foods, animal feed and cosmetics ...

Communities of microorganisms at the bottom of polar lakes evolved independently from other regions, influenced by the particular geological, biological, and climate history of their regions. The ...

Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could inform scientists ...

The intricate roles of soil microorganisms in ecological processes such as organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, ...

Microorganisms have been found living in tiny cracks within a 2-billion-year-old rock in South Africa, making this the oldest known rock to host life. The discovery could offer new insights into the ...

The microwave announces that the ramen is done and all bubbly hot. (SOUNDBITE OF MICROWAVE OPENING) SIMON: Sometimes, it's all you can do to get it out of the microwave with a makeshift oven mitt of ...

space stations is now used in hospitals to capture and destroy airborne fungi, bacteria, spores and viruses. It can also eliminate microorganisms causing SARS, ebola, smallpox, and tuberculosis as ...

In agricultural production, microplastics have become environmental pollutants that cannot be ignored. They may not only ...