Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs) don’t use any kind of optical beam to image ...

Researchers have spent decades—and billions of dollars—sequencing animal and crop genomes, but fungi have historically been the forgotten middle child of genomics, only noticed when they're ruining ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

British startup Bactery says its "bacteria-powered battery" uses soil’s naturally occurring microbes to generate a steady trickle of power. Bactery product design engineer Ewan Comfort-Keir says the ...

A flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus is quietly expanding its reach along the U.S. coastline — and climate change is accelerating its spread. Scientists at the University of Florida are ...

Climate change is making the world’s oceans, which have absorbed more than 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions, more hospitable to Vibrio. Research shows that temperature and ...