A team of researchers from Yokohama National University, Japan, have discovered a previously unknown species of marine fungus ...

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of fungi—and easy to understate how little we know about them. Scientists have described a little over 100,000 different species, while estimating that there ...

Around 410 million years ago, terrestrial life was relatively simple. There were no forests or prairies—land was largely dominated by slimy microbial mats. The types of plants that would eventually ...

As microplastics accumulate in soils, waters, and even the human body, scientists are racing to understand how these ...

As microplastics accumulate in soils, waters, and even the human body, scientists are racing to understand how these persistent pollutants can be ...

Complex life began to develop earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed, a new study has revealed. The research sheds new light on the conditions needed for early organisms to ...

Citizen scientists have found a species of algae never before seen in Tasmania as part of an annual “bioblitz”, after ...

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded ...

Urban pollinator navigation, the relationship between aging tree roots and soil fungi and more from ESA’s journals.

The global microbiology culture market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 6% during the forecast period. This growth is driven by several factors, including ...

Scientists in America and Europe have discovered one remarkable organism in California: an amoeba that can survive extreme temperatures.

Heavy rain from Storm Bram lashed parts of the UK this week, with large swathes of the country under Met Office amber weather ...