What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led ...

Researchers from TU Wien, University of Vienna, and Tufts University discovered how microorganisms swim efficiently without central control.

Researchers from Colorado State University found that these microbes, or microscopic organisms, have adapted to harsh conditions and have developed specialized traits – some of which could be ...

Hundreds of millions of years before oxygen surged in the atmosphere 2.4 billion years ago, swaths of oxygen winked in and out of existence in the ocean.

And these microbes aren’t just sitting around ... so there may be some interesting genes of value for other purposes,” Tiedje said. “For example, we don’t know their capacities for ...

considering the microbes' ancestors once resided in hot springs. This may even bring forth key information that could have real ecological applications. “CSP1-3’s physiology, driven by their ...

Rather than this new class of microbes being a rarity ... so there may be some interesting genes of value for other purposes," Tiedje said. "For example, we don't know their capacities for ...

since he also discovered microbes that can dechlorinate chlorinated compounds. "CSP1-3's physiology, driven by their biochemistry is different, so there may be some interesting genes of value for ...

The international team has now been able to resolve the mystery of how the microbes use this process to generate energy. Their findings are also interesting for another reason: Since the ...