New findings may help researchers hone predictions for where phytoplankton will migrate with climate change.

Chemical engineers created a coating for microbes that could make it easier to deploy the organisms to treat gastrointestinal disease.

A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.

Roundworms change the flow of material in and out of their mouths in response to bright light, revealing a new way for neurons to control muscle cells.

A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water.

Study yields clues into how nitrogenase, an enzyme critical for life, converts nitrogen into ammonia.

International study reveals gut bacteria from people in industrialized societies swap genes at much higher rates.

Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option.

C. elegans compares the ratio of wavelengths in its environment to avoid dangerous bacteria that secrete colorful toxins.

Study suggests forcing bacteria to burn more energy could make them more susceptible to antibiotics.