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 ...

"So, we are now colonizing that central space, and the bacterium is essentially ridding the body of the tumor." The post ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thin strands of Thiomargarita magnifica bacteria cells next to a U.S. dime. The species was discovered among the mangroves of ...

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 ...

It is a longstanding challenge to be able to control biological systems to perform specific tasks. In a paper published in Nature Physics, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of ...

For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each ...

The bacteria, shown here next to a dime, are close to the size of human eyelashes. (Tomas Tyml | The Regents of the University of California, LBNL) Bacteria typically live out their teeny-tiny lives ...

Microscopic droplets on the surface of leaves give refuge to bacteria that otherwise may not survive during the dry daytime, according to a new study. Microscopic droplets on the surface of leaves ...

Stuck in pur-gut-tory? Several factors can contribute to constipation, from certain supplements and vitamins to dehydration and lack of movement. But there can even be microscopic reasons for why you ...

Imagine visiting a mangrove in the Caribbean and discovering a human as tall as Mt. Everest. Something like that happened to marine biologist Jean-Marie Volland — except instead of a human, he ...