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Fresh lava looks like the last place anything could live, yet biologists are now finding microbial communities moving in ...

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

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Urban wild bees carry microbial signatures in their guts that reveal stresses of city living, from limited food to pollution ...

Researchers have launched a database highlighting microbes that support human health and ecosystem resilience.

Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are working to understand how warming affects the planet’s carbon cycle.

Dog ownership benefits the mental health and social behaviors of teens, which may come about due to changes in gut microbes.

New research from reveals that the gut microbiome regulates the body's diurnal (day-night) rhythms in stress hormones. Depletion of gut microbiota results in disruptions in the brain's core circadian ...

"Microbes have always ruled the planet but for the first time in history, they are fashionable," writes Ed Yong in his new book, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life ...