You can squash small bugs by stepping on them, but can you crush even tinier microorganisms like viruses and bacteria? It turns out that you’d need to apply a lot of pressure.

To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Biology graduate student Tong Zhang has spent the last two years learning the intricacies of how bacteria protect themselves.

A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.

Genomic analysis suggests host diversity is far greater than previously thought.

Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.

The gut microbiome plays a big role in mediating how the immune system responds to perceived threats, which include the body’s own nerves.