Many important medicines and agricultural compounds have origins in natural products made by microorganisms. One such ...

The biofertilizer market is projected to grow from USD 4.08 billion in 2026 and to reach USD 6.94 billion by 2031, at a ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to influence the bacteria living in our mouths — not by killing them, but by interrupting how they “talk” to each other. Researchers found that dental plaque ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with States Newsroom. It is part of the Grist series Vital Signs, exploring the ways climate change affects your health. This reporting initiative is ...

A new study reveals how pairing biochar with beneficial soil bacteria could significantly improve phosphorus availability in soils, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional fertilizers and ...

In the depths of Scarisoara cave in Romania sits one of the world’s biggest underground glaciers, a monumental slab of ice the size of roughly 40 Olympic swimming pools that began to form around ...

A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation It is as unfortunate an ailment as it is ubiquitous: at some point in our life, ...

A common soil fungus may offer a sustainable solution to one of the world’s largest industrial waste problems while helping recover a critical nutrient for agriculture. Researchers have shown that ...

Communities of P-solubilizing bacteria, fungi and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, were evaluated in two different ecosystems. Samplings taken from two areas of Atlantic forest, in Paraty - RJ, Brazil, ...

This is a human-written story voiced by AI. Got feedback? Take our survey. (See our AI policy here.) Artificial intelligence can dash off more than routine emails. It has now written tiny working ...

Antibiotic resistance is considered one of the most urgent health threats of our time. Common bacteria such as E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus are evolving defenses against the drugs doctors rely on ...