Biofilm clothing printed with ancient microorganism morphs as you move and sweat. The bacteria reacts to humidity so that clothing shifts to cool down.

Ancient bacteria might be sleeping beneath the surface of Mars, where it has been shielded from the harsh radiation of space for millions of years, according to new research.

Rare microbiomes from two 4000-year-old teeth could help scientists further understand the impact dietary changes had on the evolution of a cavity-causing bacteria.

Fossils of ancient bacteria can be identified from how they digested their last meals, Philip Ball discovers. . For a fossil hunter, there's not much glamour in the Precambrian era. Beginning with ...

Uncovered in a limestone cave in Ireland, an ancient tooth from 4,000 years ago was found to have an abundance of a cavity-causing bacteria that is rare in the ancient genomic record.

As climate change defrosts the Earth’s poles, masses of ancient microbes—some that were captured in ice over 750,000 years ago—are emerging from deep-freeze in the Antarctic, according to a feature ...

The bacteria is rare in the ancient genomic record, likely because it does not preserve well due to its acid-producing nature that causes decay and DNA degradation within teeth, said Lara Cassidy ...

The domestication of plants and animals has played a key role in the development of human societies. And microbes have also been tamed: a UNIL study, published in the journal "Nature Communications", ...

(CNN) — Two teeth from a man who lived approximately 4,000 years ago have been discovered to have an abundance of bacteria that primarily cause tooth decay and gum disease. The rare find could ...

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Two teeth from a man who lived approximately 4,000 years ago have been discovered to have an abundance of bacteria that primarily cause tooth decay and gum disease ...