Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

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

Sometimes just using a different tool makes the job a whole lot easier. A team of researchers co-led by the University of California San Diego has developed a method to produce a special class of ...

New research from scientists at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine reveals that certain gut microbial byproducts may hold promise as a novel therapy for obesity-associated ...

Would you believe me if I told you urine can be used to produce energy? I know this sounds crazy, but a study, published in Results in Chemistry, analyzes how ...

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital show that microbial cell-free DNA sequencing can predict bloodstream ...

Gut microbiota may shape liver metastasis in small cell lung cancer and influence treatment response. Read more.

Microplastics in soil can create tiny microbial hotspots, potentially reshaping soil health and the long-term sustainability ...