In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are in a tug-of-war to produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if the Earth gets too hot, it could tip the scale in favor of the methane ...

A $23 million floating laboratory, the Tara Polar Station, is preparing to set sail across the Arctic ice, aiming to unlock ...

Scientists link baker’s yeast evolution to ancient human movements, suggesting we’ve been shaping microbial life far longer ...