Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Researchers say they have discovered bacteria that breathe electricity instead of oxygen, spurring new ideas for renewable ...

Hold out your hands, palms up, and move them so they are on top of each other. With a little experimentation—and perhaps a ...

Scientists have discovered yet another never-before-seen strand of bacteria growing on a space station. This time it was ...

These aren't the first bacteria to be discovered in space but they are particularly well-adapted for space station life.

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria.

Researchers uncover a notorious cholera strain that contains sophisticated immune systems to fend off viruses, which potentially helped it to fuel a devastating epidemic across Latin America.

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel extracorporeal blood purification technology that captures and ...

Scientists have identified a new type of bacteria capable of withstanding harsh space conditions. The bacteria, retrieved ...

The study reveals that pili aren't nanowires at all, they're internal "pistons" that push the true conductive filaments out ...

A recent study published in the journal Microbiome has uncovered an interesting discovery in NASA’s cleanrooms: new species ...

Chinese researchers have named the new bacterial species Niallia tiangongensis. The microbe was found in surface samples from ...