The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison team found that microgravity alters the "evolutionary arms race" between bacteria and the ...

The paper argues that glaciers can store antibiotic resistance genes for long periods and that climate-driven melting may ...

A new study finds that people whose gut microbiomes produce a lot of methane are able to unlock extra energy from a ...

Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

Probiotics are microbes that pacify your immune system and prevent the collateral damage from an overactive inflammatory response. Here’s how to put them to work.

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women ...

Antibiotic resistance is a worsening global crisis, and livestock production plays a key role. Indiscriminate antibiotic use ...