An invisible intruder puts the delicate balance in our lungs to the test: the mold Aspergillus fumigatus, harmless in nature, ...

DNA analysis has revealed that 26 novel species of "extremophile" bacteria were lurking in a clean room that housed NASA's ...

Chinese researchers have swabbed the Chinese Tiangong Space Station and found a novel strain of bacterium called 'Niallia ...

Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) “superbugs” contribute to more than 4.5 million deaths globally per year and threaten to make ...

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well ...

From bodily fluids to skeletal remains, advances in DNA analysis and the study of insects and microbes aid forensic ...

A UC San Diego-led study linked early childhood exposure to the bacterial toxin colibactin with the rise in early-onset ...

Aging is a multifaceted process driven by interconnected biological mechanisms, among which genomic instability and telomere ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC ...

Analysis of swabs from China's Tiangong Space Station has revealed a new strain of bacteria sporting new adaptations for ...

Mono Lake, tucked in the Eastern Sierra, is no ordinary lake. Its eerie tufa towers and teeming swarms of brine shrimp and ...

Chinese scientists have discovered in samples from the Tiangong space station a previously unknown strain of bacteria that ...