Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but many ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are ...

Bacteria use a short RNA guide to detect viruses and activate a self-destruct mechanism that protects the wider microbial ...

In a lab far from the Arctic, a virus that had been locked in ice for tens of thousands of years was coaxed back into ...

A newly identified virus–cell hybrid structure allows viruses to spread faster and more aggressively by hitching a ride on ...

Deep in coastal mangroves and even inside our own mouths, biologists are finding that DNA does not always sit in a simple ...

Ultra-processed diets are driving gut bacteria to evolve rapidly at a genetic level. Microbes now switch on DNA fragments to ...

In the icy waters of the Arctic, a groundbreaking study has unveiled a new threat to whale populations. Drones, equipped with specialized tools, have detected ...

The Arctic, often perceived as a pristine wilderness, is revealing unsettling secrets beneath its icy waters. Recent studies utilizing innovative drone ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...