A mineral-hogging fungus can “bully” bacteria into becoming more antibiotic resistant, according to new work published June 20 in the journal PLOS Biology by Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists. The ...

Scientists have found both potential threats and promising resources in the thriving colonies of bacteria and fungi on plastic trash washed up on shores. A team of scientists from the Nanyang ...

A new study shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the ...

To tackle the world’s mounting plastics problem, humans may have to use every tool in the arsenal—even microscopic bacteria and fungi. High in the Swiss Alps and the Arctic, scientists have discovered ...

Desert soil often looks lifeless, but it’s full of microscopic organisms like bacteria and fungi that help cycle nutrients and support plant life. Many deserts have a hard, crusty surface called ...