Deep beneath the Earth's surface, in the pores and crevices of rock, live huge communities of microorganisms. They are invisible to the naked eye—yet they play a central role in the quality of our ...

Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

Cutting edge research at IISc, Bengaluru, is expected to arm India’s fight against TB as it still carries one of the world’s largest disease burdens.

Scientists created bacteria that glow when wine is spoiled, offering wineries a cheap way of detecting acetic acid.

The human body has always been crowded with microscopic passengers, from bacteria to viruses and fungi. Over the past two ...

If you thought your skincare vocabulary was complete with Retinol, Vitamin C, and Hyaluronic Acid, think again. This week, a new player has entered th.

Towering Prototaxites ruled Earth before trees—and they may have been a form of life entirely new to science ...

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that markets often look chaotic until someone figures out the right way to study ...

University of Reading provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system ...

The earliest evidence of an internal ‘GPS’ system in an animal has been identified by researchers, which could help explain how modern birds and fish evolved the ability to use the Earth’s magnetic ...