A chunk of rock collected from the asteroid Ryugu contains bacteria—but, unfortunately, it's not evidence of alien life.
Compared to larger water bodies like oceans and lakes, the microbiology of rivers has remained largely underexplored.
Rivers and streams serve as critical connectors across vast geographical landscapes, trickling out of tucked-away headwaters ...
Panspermia is the hypothesis that life can survive the transfer between planetary bodies as a secondary path for life to get ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter, but not a recall, after microorganisms were found in water ...
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have ...
Microbes, including bacteria and fungi, travel in high-altitude winds, crossing continents. Study identified 266 fungi and ...
Industrial use of microorganisms plays a crucial role in food and beverage production, as well as in the creation of compounds like peptides, prebiotics, and organic acids. These processes contribute ...
The FDA issued a warning letter, but not a recall, after an inspection found tainted water samples as well as a “black ...
Microorganisms with perfect adaptations can survive in harsh settings, such as deep-sea tunnels and mountain peaks. Scientists may learn more about Earthly life and maybe extraterrestrial life by ...
The innovation allows researchers to identify whether someone visited the beach, deboarded at a nearby train station or took ...