Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Ancient microbial activity preserved in deep seafloor sediments challenges assumptions about where fragile traces of early ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...

Metagenomic sequencing of tree bark microbiota indicated their ability to process some atmospheric gases, highlighting their ...

Many of the microbes living in bark can live off various gases. This is a process recently coined as “aerotrophy”, as in “air ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

Microbes are little alchemists that perform all manner of chemical reactions. A team of microbiologists co-founded a ...

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...