Texans and other visitors looking to enjoy oceanside views may not be aware that bacteria could ruin their trip to the beach.

The Earth beneath our feet teems with life invisible to the naked eye, and the discovery of an unfamiliar type ... of microbes — called CSP1-3 — in a part of Earth referred to as the critical zone.

A new type of microorganism has been discovered that may prove crucial in the process of water purification on Earth. These microorganisms are hidden within the Earth's critical life zone and can ...

Scientists just discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth’s Critical Zone. The Critical Zone—also known as the planet’s ...

An American team has identified a new group of microbes buried up to more than 65 feet (20 meters) underground. These organisms, dominant in deep soils, play a key role in water purification. These ...

Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...

Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Assistant Professor Elizabeth ...

the functional overlap between bacteria and fungi ensures ecosystem resilience, allowing essential processes like nutrient cycling to persist even in highly disturbed urban soils. Soil microbes ...