A new study by Dr. Angela Harris from The University of Manchester and Professor Richard Bardgett from Lancaster University has revealed that scientists can now detect the hidden world of microbes ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As gut bacteria garner more attention every ...

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is unfolding. “Unlike many plants or some animals, which tend to go dormant or ...

Breakthroughs in microbial analysis could enhance disease prediction, environmental protection and our understanding of the planet’s smallest life forms. The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cryptobiotic soil crust in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, requires microorganisms living in these crusts to help hold the soil ...

“The biomass that's stored within the planet’s glacial ice is broadly comparable to the amount of biomass that you have in the soils of all the rainforests on earth,” said Edwards, a glacial ...

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 ...