Agriculture can produce pathogens from animals, but it can form barriers that help block their spread, an article argues.

Coupling engineered bacteria with low-power electronics could be highly effective in diagnosis, treatment of bowel diseases.

Microbial or fungal biofilms on spacecraft can clog hoses and filters, or make astronauts sick. Space Station tests show that a surface treatment can help.

Squash bugs carry a gut bacterium that's key to their development into adults, but don't have it as nymphs. New findings reveal how they get it.

The findings point to faster way to detect bacteria in food, water, and clinical samples.

Bacteria and lipids get a bad rap for causing breakouts and oily skin. But both play an essential role in helping your skin barrier stay strong against pathogens and insults from the environment.

With more than one species for every person on the planet, soils are the most diverse habitat on Earth.

Nurturing your gut microbiome can go hand in hand with nurturing your social community, with health benefits all around.

During drought, soils release more volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere, researchers report.

A new approach opens the door to a greater understanding of protein-microbe interactions.