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

Among the many trillions of microorganisms in the human gut is Blautia luti. Like many gut bacteria, it metabolizes ...

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

They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and death ...

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

Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.

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 ...

AMES, Iowa – Smarter use of the microbes that live in and around crops could pay huge dividends for farmers in the near future, according to an Iowa State University microbiologist. Gwyn Beattie, a ...

You share a lot more than just meals and hobbies with your family and friends: you also give each other gut microbes, meaning your personal flora can serve as a detailed profile of your social life. A ...

The gut microbiome offers a unique snapshot of each individual, shaped by genetics, environmental exposures, lifestyle habits, and the body’s own physiology. “If you take two different individuals, it ...

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi—microorganisms that—if actually present in tumor tissues—could influence how they ...