Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

Crew members on the International Space Station have a lot of company—millions of bacteria and other microbes. The human body contains 10 times more microbes than human cells, and bacteria and fungi ...

A new study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and partners has identified a diverse microbiome of plastic-degrading fungi and bacteria ...

Once seen as a lasting medical breakthrough, antibiotics are steadily losing their effectiveness. Around the world, ...

When an imbalance occurs in the gut microbiome, due to antibiotics or other environmental influences, individual microbial species can spread and lead to infection. Fungi of the Candida genus, for ...

In a landmark study of airborne microorganisms from ground level up to 3,500 meters, scientists have found that bacteria and fungi populate the planet's lower atmosphere in very specific ways, and if ...

As a microbiologist, I strive for those milestones where clinical research and data advance human health treatments in an impactful way. Uncracking the code of the microbiome has the potential to ...

Global research into the gut microbiome has exploded over the past decade, with most of the spotlight shining on the complex, health-shaping roles of bacteria in our intestines. But the gut isn't home ...

In the HBO series “The Last of Us,” named after the popular video game of the same name, the flour supplies of the world are contaminated with a fungus called Cordyceps. When people eat pancakes or ...