A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Study finds microbes can alter an environment dramatically before dying out.

Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

Research underscores infection is not a common hospital transmission.

A new portable tool can assess microbes, screen for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and analyze algae that live in coral reefs, researchers say.

MIT sophomore Rachel Shen looks for microscopic solutions to big environmental challenges.

Deborah Hung shares research strategies to combat tuberculosis as part of the Department of Biology's IAP seminar series on microbes in health and disease.

Polymer may pave the way for drugs to which bacteria are significantly less resistant, a breakthrough that could save hundreds of thousands of lives per year.

Scientists reveal the genes and proteins controlling the chemical structure of a paleoclimate biomarker.