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 ...

Microwaves make reheating leftovers quick and easy, but research shows they can also harbor hundreds of bacterial species.

It has been a year ago since bacteria from war-wounded at hospitals in Ukraine were analyzed. The study showed that some of the bacteria types had total resistance to antibiotics. Now, the same ...

A new study from Hong Kong reports that some of the microbes found in a range of urban environments are evolving to resist the cleaners we typically use to eliminate them. Just like humans, every city ...

Scientists have discovered living, methane-producing microbes deep inside a massive meteorite impact crater in Sweden, and the find could change the way researchers think about where life can survive ...

Viruses in soil may not be as destructive to bacteria as once thought and could instead act like lawnmowers, culling older cells and giving space for new growth, according to research. Viruses in soil ...

Scientists sampled worn face masks from travelers and health care workers. Team detected a diverse but mostly harmless mix of bacterial species. Most airborne bacteria came from human skin, not ...

Lund University in Sweden has previously reported on Kristian Riesbeck, professor of clinical bacteriology at Lund University and senior consultant, who was contacted by the Ukrainian microbiologist ...