A new study has reported an association between the microorganisms living in the human gut and mouth and traits linked...

Food allergy researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have reported early evidence that changing the gut microbiome may increase tolerance to...

Albic soils, known for their pale, compacted layers and low fertility, may have found an unexpected ally in a combination...

Newborn German cockroaches may be learning the identity of their social group through an unlikely source: feces. A study from...

A hidden chemical contest in the intestine may help explain why Salmonella can establish itself so effectively in the mammalian...

For decades, crop breeding has focused on the visible organism: larger seeds, stronger stems, faster growth, resistance to pathogens and...

Erosion Changes the Microbial Rules of Soil Carbon Loss Water erosion is reshaping the carbon cycle beneath agricultural fields in...

The microbiome has become one of the most influential frontiers in modern medicine, but the field still faces a fundamental...

Cystic fibrosis is often described as a bacterial disease, but the airways of people living with the condition are home...

A partially submerged volcanic caldera may be functioning as an unexpected natural laboratory for carbon capture, powered not by forests...