The breakdown of landfill trash by microorganisms may cause significant harm to the environment through the release of methane
The breakdown of landfill trash by microorganisms may cause significant harm to the environment through the release of methane
Whose well-being is threatened by our changing relationship with the myriad organisms that shaped the evolution of our species?
Successful vaccines have been created to protect against pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Why aren’t there any for combating fungal infections?
Human development may destroy natural habitats, but it could also provide amphibians with a safe haven from deadly fungal infections
Gay men are nearly twice as likely to report that they've had cancer as heterosexual men, according to a US health survey published in Cancer. Lesbians and bisexual female cancer survivors also report more health problems than heterosexual women in r
Columbia University evolutionary ecologist Dustin Rubenstein explains just why it's so interesting and important to find slime molds that engage in a form of agriculture.
Building tiny houses to study how bacteria behave in natural environments
Clostridium difficile is evolving more robust toxicity, repeatedly attacking its victims, and driving the search for alternative therapies to fight the infection.
Dustin Rubenstein discusses how the discovery of amoebas that farm their own food links the development of agriculture with the evolution of social behavior.