The history of life stretches back untold eons. Today, there is a staggering array of organisms on Earth, with more species being discovered every year. The complexity of life, from the smallest ...

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are known as atypical mycobacteria. That means they’re related to tuberculosis, but they don’t cause the same disease. In fact, NTM are generally harmless. That’s a ...

People have a more than tripled risk of pancreatic cancer if their mouths contain 27 types of bacteria and fungi, including ...

Soils with a variety of microplastics may allow microbes that perform denitrification processes to thrive; this could cause ...