A group of 38 leading experts in fields ranging from synthetic biology to the existence of life beyond Earth has come ...

Complex microbiomes within what we eat influence our own gut ecosystems, yet the breadth of this microbial diversity remains ...

prompting microorganisms to thrive Margherita Bassi Pathogens are more common in polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea now than they were three decades ago, a new study suggests—but it's not yet ...

And yet a controversial new concept is emerging that claims gut bacteria are an invisible hand altering our brains. Science is piecing together how the trillions of microbes that live on and in ...

Vibrio bacteria sickened dozens of people following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and the microbes’ range appears to be ...

"Good bacteria" - what are they, will they make me healthy and how do I get some? To find out I took the unusual , and rather disgusting, step of donating my poo to science. Microbes live on ...

You share a lot more than just meals and hobbies with your family and friends: you also give each other gut microbes, meaning your personal flora can serve as a detailed profile of your social life.

“ Mirror bacteria” made in a lab could endanger all life on earth, an international group of leading scientists have warned ...

These were harsh times when there was no available oxygen, and life was entirely composed of microorganisms. Well, scientists have discovered such a place within collapsed depressions along the ...

A company called Windfall Bio is pursuing a novel solution for these diverse sources of methane which is based on an interesting category of microbes called “methane eaters.” The technical ...

New research has revealed how tiny soil microbes are impacted by extreme weather events, offering new insights into the risks posed by climate change. Researchers from The University of Manchester ...