There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth—the vast majority of which are bacteria. Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not have bones and are not like big animals that ...

Bacteria used oxygen far earlier than expected, reshaping views on early life, evolution, and photosynthesis origins.

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the ...

From flags, water bacteria, sand dunes, riptides and more, there’s lots to brush up on to stay safe at the beach this summer.

From playing video games to exploring the depths of the Pacific, biology enthusiasts help researchers collect and analyze ...

Dogs aren’t just loyal companions; they possess hidden powers we’re only beginning to understand. In collaboration with Medical Detection Dogs, Professor Jane Davies and her team at Imperial ...

THE internet is filled with cleaning hacks to make your home sparkle. But not all of them are equal and one cleaner has shared which trend to avoid and how to get your bathroom squeaky clean.

Google is adding two new features to NotebookLM to make it even more useful. Users can now create Mind Maps for better visualization and identifying connections in content. NotebookLM is also ...

Christof Koch was the second neuroscientist to make me stop and wonder at my own mind. He said, “The world is transcendent and beautiful, and consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the ...

Immune cells in the skin ‘cauterize’ open wounds and create ‘band-aids’ to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria and foreign molecules from injury sites, finds a study 1 in mice.

University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against phages – viruses that infect them. In a study published in Nature Microbiology, the ...