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 ...

There's a compound found in squid skin that they use to change color and protect their cells, but it could also help us fight ...

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 ...