Nutritional stress is a huge cause of honey bee decline. But researchers say adding one microbe into their food protects growing bees.

When wetland microbes don't get the copper they need, the result may have consequences for the environment.

Should there be a recommended daily intake of friendly microbes we eat? For the first time, scientists have measured their amount in our food.

"This bacterial enzyme is the most efficient carbon fixer that we know of, and we came up with a neat explanation of what it can do."

Soil-building techniques that minimize plowing, use cover crops, and include more crop diversity can boost the nutritional content of food.

Your kitchen sponge is a better incubator for diverse bacterial communities than a laboratory Petri dish, researchers report.

"Understanding the history of the deep biosphere can provide insight into the evolution of life on Earth."

Researchers have modified a microbe so it can make a biofuel using only three ingredients: carbon dioxide, solar panel-generated electricity, and light.

Scientists starved 100 populations of different bacteria, giving them no access to external food for 1,000 days. Almost all of them survived.

A newly discovered group of microbes that live in hot springs can break down decaying plants without producing the greenhouse gas methane.