Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a new group of microbes living deep underground that help purify ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water ...

"Most people would think that these organisms are just like spores or dormant," James Tiedje said. "These microbes are active ...

Scientists just discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth’s Critical Zone. The Critical Zone—also known as the planet’s ...

By forming spores, specific microbes have the ability to become dormant in extreme environments. Once they get heated up again, and there are available nutrients, they can come back to life.

The permanently shadowed regions of the Earth's Moon could shelter microbial lifeforms, according to new research.

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...