Clouds may spoil a picnic or block our view of the stars, but they could also help scientists discover life on distant ...

A remarkable advancement in microbial engineering has put a previously obscure natural pigment in the spotlight. If you’ve ...

For a long time, microbes like the ones in Yellowstone's hot springs were studied in isolation. Molecular ecologist Devaki Bhaya says we should be... The colorful community of microbes hiding in ...

A new study in the July 18 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine shows that gold-colored bacteria are more harmful than their unpigmented relatives. A group of scientists led by Victor Nizet ...

Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for viewing stars through a telescope. But an exoplanet with dense or even total cloud cover could help astronomers search for signs of life beyond our planet.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) -- The National Science Foundation is providing $5 million for a five-year study into the colorful mats of microbes that congregate around the park's hot springs ...

Illustration of an icy exoplanet. An international team of researchers have created a color catalog of 80 microorganisms which thrive in icy environments on the Earth's surface which could be used in ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) - The National Science Foundation is funding a five-year study to research the colorful mats of microbes that congregate around the park's hot springs and geysers. The ...