A newborn’s first battle may be shaped by an invisible ecosystem in the gut—and by the balance of two essential...

A one-year field experiment in China has revealed that a carefully combined soil-management strategy can dramatically increase organic carbon in...

Groundwater, the hidden reservoir beneath soils, rocks and sediments, supports drinking-water supplies and agricultural irrigation for billions of people. Yet...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium frequently associated with chronic and difficult-to-treat airway...

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...