When we think of drought, we tend to think of consequences we can see—wildfires, hose bans, taps that run dry and crops that ...

The soil beneath our feet is a huge carbon bank storing up to approximately three times more carbon than the entire ...

(Pascal/Flickr/public domain/CC0 1.0) A specific microbe found in the human gut appears to be able to boost muscle strength, ...

Every minute, nearly 500 antibiotic prescriptions are written in the U.S. Many of these drugs succeed, but more are being ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing, and a new study finds that extreme weather may be juicing their rise ...

A new Caltech study indicates that drought increases the abundances of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms in soils, which ...

Imagine a game of chess where your opponent's king is in check. It cannot move, but the game is not over—the piece remains on ...

As residents returned to their damaged homes, forecasters and authorities warned that flood advisories were still in effect ...

After five years of research, scientists identified an important role for Dolosigranulum pigrum, a bacterium that naturally ...

You might also share various microscopic organisms residing on and in you. This community of microorganisms, which consists of mainly bacteria, viruses and fungi, is known collectively as the human ...

An Garda Siochana issued advice as they warned that the virus can operate silently in the background, meaning users may not ...

A bathroom sink goes through a lot of wear and tear, as it is used many times throughout the day. Naturally, it can be disconcerting to find black slime in a bathroom sink. So, what is this black ...