Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

Among the trillions of microbes that live in the gut, one obscure bacterium has suddenly become a star of obesity research.

Researchers find that microbes on tree bark can alter greenhouse and toxic gases, shaping climate and air quality beyond ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...

Hundreds of different bacterial species live in the human gut, helping us to digest our food. The metabolic processes of these bacteria are not only tremendously important to our health -- they are ...

Researchers at University of Galway have created the world’s largest collection of digital microbes - nearly a quarter million computer models - to help revolutionise our understanding of the human ...

Prof LIM Chwee Teck (seated), together with Dr Nishanth Venugopal MENON (right) and Dr LEE Jee Yeon (left), from the National University of Singapore, jointly developed the new ‘gut-on-chip’ platform.

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...