Harvard immunologist Dennis Kasper and his colleagues have found that tiny changes in gut bacteria can flip the immune system from calm to inflamed, even when the microbes look harmless. Their work, ...

Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that constantly “sense” their surroundings to survive and thrive. New research shows that beneficial gut microbes, especially common Clostridia bacteria, can ...

Microbes move across the planet, linking ecosystems and spreading genes that shape antibiotic resistance, health, and biodiversity.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified a little-known group of gut bacteria called CAG-170 that appears consistently in healthy individuals across three continents, raising the ...

Study finds hidden microbiome toxicity in everyday pollutants, with some chemicals linked to antibiotic resistance.

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing February 11 in the Cell Press journal Cell Host & ...

A mysterious, hard-to-grow gut bacterium keeps showing up in healthy people worldwide—and it may be quietly protecting our microbiomes.

New species awakened from ancient permafrost may hold the key to helping U.S. troops survive brutal Arctic conditions - but how?

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, warming the planet far faster than carbon dioxide over the short term.

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early ...

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be ...