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All the thousands of types of cheeses created by people have something in common: they are full of their own special combinations of microbes.

Compacted soil sections of the Great Wall of China are being protected by a microbial "biocrust", as shared in a new research paper.

Scientists have been looking for health-promoting microbes in the feces of people from traditional communities—some of whom feel exploited.

According to research from Oregon State University, some corals are able to survive heat waves by “remembering” how they lived through previous ones.

​Consumption of flaxseed can alter the relationship between gut microbes and microRNA, thereby decreasing the risk of a breast cancer diagnosis.

To discover new extreme-loving microbes, there’s no need to travel to the ends of the Earth. New Scientist goes in search of the unexpected inhabitants of your kitchen gadgets

Russia’s Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops have spent nearly two years now shedding light on the extent of US military-biological activities in Ukraine, from the deliberate infection of Ukrainian servicemen with deadly viruses to gauge response and work on new pathogens designed specifically to target certain genotypes.

We know the golden rule of antibiotics: don’t take them unnecessarily, and it’s really important to finish the course because of the risk of creating...

One of the primary chlorine disinfectants currently being used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not kill off the most common cause of antibiotic-associated sickness in health care settings globally, according to a new study.

Production of chemical fertilizers accounts for about 1.5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. MIT chemists hope to help reduce that carbon footprint by replacing some chemical fertili ...