Even in an environment as seemingly simple as a drop of water, bacteria can organize themselves into complex patterns or ...

When a rocket launches, the forces are intense enough to strain metal and push the human body to its limits. Yet Bacillus ...

That is one big bacterium! Researchers have discovered a bacterium visible to the naked eye, challenging prevailing notions about the size of bacteria, most of which only can be seen when using a ...

Scientists have captured images of polymyxins, a type of antibiotic, disrupting and infiltrating the membranes of ...

University of Toronto researchers have made the first discovery of a virus that infects Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria ...

Nikon's Small World competition recognizes the best microscope photographs of the year. Microscopy is an art and a science, revealing the alien beauty of the hidden world all around us. The 2022 ...

Researchers at EPFL and Vrije Universiteit Brussel have developed a novel and highly efficient method for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing using optical microscopy. The technique, called ...

Omnipose, a deep learning software, is helping to solve the challenge of identifying varied and miniscule bacteria in microscopy images. It has gone beyond this initial goal to identify several other ...

Some bacteria carry tiny syringes filled with chemicals that may thin out competitors or incapacitate predators. Now, researchers have gotten up-close views of these syringes, technically known as ...

Even in an environment as seemingly simple as a drop of water, bacteria can organize themselves into complex patterns or arrangements. Through ...

A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch. The study ...

Pink eye can be caused by allergies or infections. Your symptoms will help you determine which type of pink eye you have and ...