In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

A new study has uncovered dynamics of virus-bacteria interactions in the microgravity environment of the International Space ...

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

Somehow, 26 new species of bacteria have managed to survive in the harshest place on Earth -- a NASA cleanroom.

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

Scientists reveal how bacteria switch direction through a microscopic tug-of-war inside their motors, driven by energy and ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

Many everyday chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria and potentially fuel antibiotic resistance, prompting calls to ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered that bacteria inside cancerous tumors may be key to understanding why ...