Antimicrobial molecule discovered in soil from lab technician’s garden — plus, a huge study assessing the nuances of humans’ impacts on biodiversity.

Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.

BEIJING -- Researchers from the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) have identified and published six new genera and seven new species of Antarctic bacteria, as announced by China's 41st ...

The left map shows the total melt days for the Antarctic Ice Sheet as of March 15, 2025. The middle map is a close up of the Antarctic Peninsula through the same time frame. The graph shows the daily ...

One of the great concerns in history regarding health is the appearance of new diseases that could lead to a substantial ...

Carved from ice, the gravestones honouring 15 recently vanished or critically endangered glaciers from around the world were displayed in a ‘Glacier Graveyard’ at UNESCO Headquarters on 21 March. The ...

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At present, what scientists have found out about the Antarctic Dragonfish suggest that their reproduction capacities are low and they also only live in the region where they have been found.

Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature and the amount of sea ice. This is shown by coordinated measurements taken ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...