Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have identified a bacterial genus that promotes root growth and ...

Far below the Earth’s surface, deep inside cracks and pores in solid rock, vast communities of microorganisms are quietly at ...

Deep beneath the Earth's surface, in the pores and crevices of rock, live huge communities of microorganisms. They are invisible to the naked eye—yet they play a central role in the quality of our ...

Groundwater hides dense communities of rock-bound microbes that shape water quality and help store carbon below ground.

A surface capable of responding to chemical signals generated by microorganisms and automatically producing biocidal ...

Researchers are continually looking for new ways to hack the cellular machinery of microbes like yeast and bacteria to make products that are useful ...

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 5th grade at Oak Grove Elementary put fungus and bacteria on trial. The mock trial was part of the 5th grade’s study on ...

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 ...