Biomaterials with extraordinary properties, such as spider silk, have so far been known primarily from animals. Researchers at the University of Salzburg in Austria have now deciphered a surprising ...

Discover the astonishing microscopic life thriving beneath Antarctica's icy exterior. A new PBS series reveals the groundbreaking research that could transform our understanding of ecosystems and ...

Scientists exploring one of Earth's most extreme environments uncovered mysterious black cocoons that revealed an entirely ...

University of California San Diego marine microbiologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Farooq Azam has been selected ...

A potentially undescribed siphonophore. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) An oceanic expedition has turned up 31 new species from a vast, dimly lit habitat between the sunlit surface and the ...

Entire forms of life may have been misunderstood or overlooked for years.

A publication led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, shows that microscopic partnerships between ciliates and bacteria play a role in the nitrogen ...

Soil microbiome are microscopic organisms that help drive below-ground nutrient cycling, contribute to soil carbon formation ...

Your digestive system is home to an enormous community of tiny living organisms. This community is called the gut microbiota, ...

The recent algae bloom in the National Mall's Reflecting Pool highlights a common issue with these diverse, photosynthetic ...

Recently disclosed microscopic imaging techniques are helping to better describe how disease processes unfold and how potential therapies might intervene. Innovative technologies are improving spatial ...

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs), such as those directed towards proteinase 3 (PR3) and myeloperoxidase (MPO), are associated with a distinct form of small-vessel vasculitis, known as ...