In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

Experts build database of "salutogenic potential" revealing how hidden microbes and natural compounds help keep us healthy.

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species living inside NASA’s ultra-sterile spacecraft assembly ...

Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...

This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

The human gastrointestinal tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms (good bacteria). These microorganisms make up ...

If you’re a gardener – and definitely if you’re a farmer – you want to spend less on fertilizer but while growing more food.

New research shows that 'hacking' the communication channels between microbes in the mouth could boost levels of beneficial ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the ...