Glaciers are flush with microbial life. But, as climate change speeds glacial melting, scientists rush to establish microbial ...

In this rapidly approaching reality, what tools will we need not just to survive, but to retain our humanity? We turned to ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue could be the most rapidly escalating threats to humanity, followed by ...

Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as ...

From melting sea ice to longer growing seasons, global warming is unlocking new pathways for the spread and proliferation of ...

Scientists in the Cooley Lab at MSU in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology are infecting ticks with the bacteria borrelia, the primary cause of Lyme disease, which allows them to study how ...

Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as ...

Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as ...

Climate change is already shaping our well-being. It affects mental health, spreads infectious diseases, disrupts work, ...

Microscopic organisms are being deployed to capture methane from sources such as farms and landfills, with the potential for ...

Cholera, caused by Vibrio cholerae, spreads through contaminated water and thrives where sanitation systems have collapsed.