For years, public-health authorities downplayed the risk that pathogens could spread via droplets light enough to circulate ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

Scientists found that volcanic eruptions triggered short-lived oxygen spikes before Earth's air became breathable.

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NASA researchers suggest that adding microbes to space habitats could help astronauts' immune systems stay stronger.

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Knowable Magazine By collecting samples after climbing a high peak and firing rockets with special traps into the upper atmosphere, scientists have found microbes living in thin air ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person’s lungs to another person’s during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...