The human body may seem like a single, self-contained system, but it actually hosts trillions of microscopic organisms. These ...

Scientists just invented microscopic knives capable of stabbing and killing bacteria on contact. The germ theory of disease emerged over the last several centuries to explain the way microscopic ...

When living with a partner, you might be sharing more than just the same home, lifestyle, and interests. You might also share ...

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella around their bodies and moving forward. Using a microfluidic device that mimics ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Bacterial eye infections blind millions globally each year, and current antibiotics increasingly fail to stop them. When bacteria develop resistance to drugs, they can withstand ...

You might also share various microscopic organisms residing on and in you. This community of microorganisms, which consists ...

Almost everyone carries microscopic mites on their skin. They live inside pores and hair follicles, feeding on skin oils and ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like ...

Hospitals and public spaces are locked in a quiet arms race with microbes that cling to surfaces, shrug off disinfectants, and evolve around our best drugs. Now researchers are turning to a Nobel ...