UCSB research offers a new perspective on how carbon is stored in the deep ocean and what it could mean for maintaining Earth ...

The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It ...

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

Microbes make up about 99% of all species, but they’re not part of any global conservation plans. One group is trying to ...

ANTIMICROBIAL resistance (AMR) is no longer a distant or theoretical threat. Across the region, we now regularly witness ...

Right now, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in U.S., according to the American Cancer ...

A popular Essex beach will lose its Blue Flag status after two elevated samples of E. coli and intestinal enterococci were ...

Work is continuing to ‘tackle sources of pollution’ in Adur and Worthing, despite the good news that improvements have been ...

The i Paper and environmental charities have been calling on the Government to introduce 100 clean bathing spots in rivers by ...

Eight Yorkshire Coast beaches are rated as excellent in the latest bathing water classifications and there are improvements for beaches in Bridlington and Flamborough.

pyani-plus is an application and Python module for whole-genome classification of microbes using Average Nucleotide Identity and similar methods. It is a reimplemented version of pyani with support ...

Deep in some of Earth’s oldest rocks, traces of ancient life still linger, even when every cell has crumbled. You would not ...