Two local high schoolers attending the OKStars Summer Research Program each discovered a presumptive new species of microbe.

Researchers from the University of Maryland's Department of Nutrition and Food Science are shedding new light on how a ...

Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...

They’re as bright as fireflies, but far harder to find. Still, experts say it’s worth seeking a glimpse of these stunning ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...