Microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch, reveals new research. The world-first ...

A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch. The study ...

The city may be putting a specially trained canine to work sniffing out human waste in stormwater drains and outfalls to ...

Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have proved the resilience of Bacillus subtilis, a bacterium vital for human health. It confirms that this bacteria is tough enough to endure launch, brief ...

They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change?

From the bellies of sandflies to mosquitoes, Asha Wijegunawardana manipulates insect vectors with microbes to help prevent ...

Spanish and Chinese scientists say they have used nanoparticles to enable the brains of mice to clear out plaque linked to ...

Billions of tiny plastic pellets, “nurdles,” pollute the oceans every year, affecting fish, birds, and ecosystems, warns a ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use—people cleaning their ...

Their discoveries have advanced treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases and may improve transplant success.

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for their discoveries ...