With Type 1 diabetes the beta cells in the pancreas stop making insulin. The illness and develops quickly because the level of insulin in the bloodstream becomes very low. Type 1 diabetes is treated ...

Ocean microbes control Earth's carbon cycle. Scientists found a simpler way to understand how these tiny organisms shape our ...

A new study from Hong Kong reports that some of the microbes found in a range of urban environments are evolving to resist the cleaners we typically use to eliminate them. Just like humans, every city ...

Boiling hot water bubbles up into pools of vibrant teal and blue. The steam rises, burning anyone who gets too close. The water is acidic—sometimes as acidic as stomach acid. Microbes in a hot spring ...

Microbes within tumors have been recognized and experimentally related to oncogenesis, tumor growth, metastasis and therapeutic responsiveness. Studying the tumor microbiome presents difficulties, as ...

The remains of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago, contain ancient microbes that are still alive, new research finds.

The soil ecosystem is increasingly threatened by microplastic (MP) contamination (<5 mm), recognized among the top ten global environmental hazards by UNEP (2016). Despite mounting concern, the ...