Astrobiologists in Germany are developing a new testing device that could help tease dormant alien microbes into revealing ...

“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so ...

Around five years ago, a team of researchers proved that single-celled organisms have more intellect and instincts than they are usually credited for. In the study, researchers undertook Stentor ...

Real-time imaging shows that bacterial resilience to antibiotics is not caused by a few ‘persisters’, but is a ...

Some bacteria abide against antibiotics not because they are good at hiding, but because their growth slows when nutrients ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the ...

Microbiologists have discovered that single-celled organisms, previously thought to float alone on the waves, sometimes form interspecies networks and build relationships comparable to those of a ...

Scientists and entrepreneurs have big goals for tiny organisms, from feeding people in war zones to curbing climate impacts.

A small but mighty single-celled organism that dates back 500 million years punches far above its weight when it comes to ...

A new study sheds light on how a species of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in almost all marine habitats, thrives in a dark, oxygen-free environment. Most life on Earth relies on the ...