Millions of tons of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer ...

From microscope mastery to safe culture handling, microbiology lab skills are the foundation of diagnosing and understanding microbes. The CDC’s Microbiology eLearning Series offers interactive ...

Researchers created a powerful tool to trace how microbes spread between people, improving outbreak tracking and disease ...

New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, published in Nature Microbiology, reveals that when microbes live ...

About seven years ago, Aaron Silverbook and his then-girlfriend, a biologist, were perusing old scientific literature online. “A romantic evening,” joked Silverbook. That night, he came across a study ...

The research, published on April 24th, 2026, in Nature Microbiology, describes how the new tool, called TRAnsmision ...

Scientists have long known that our skin is home to vast communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses. But knowing which microbes are present only tells part of the story. What matters just as much is ...

Researchers have found that disrupting chemical communication between oral bacteria can shift dental plaque toward health-associated species and potentially prevent periodontal disease. The study ...

With so many coral reefs bleaching and pangolins being poached, it may seem tone-deaf to call for the conservation of species that are too small to see with the naked eye. But that’s exactly what the ...

“Meditation… can really be powerful, terrifying even, as it lifts the rug up on your subconscious and the dust comes flying out.” —Amanda Palmer The gut-brain axis, that strange nexus between your gut ...