Astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples during crew ...

When humans choose to venture out farther into space, they may consider bringing the tiniest of creatures along for the ride. A recent experiment found that microbes’ ability to extract precious ...

NASA astronaut Suni Williams will conduct a spacewalk next week to swab the outside of the International Space Station for microorganisms. Credit: NASA The experiment will focus on collecting samples ...

Researchers at Sheba Medical Center’s innovation center and its Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory are sending a groundbreaking scientific experiment to the International Space Station (ISS) on ...

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...