Microbes are usually cast as villains, yet most of the microscopic life on and around us is quietly keeping us alive. From the bacteria lining your gut to the organisms drifting in city air, these ...

Globally, soils contain three times as much carbon as exists in the atmosphere and all plants, combined. Which means that ...

Researchers have launched a database highlighting microbes that support human health and ecosystem resilience.

A study reveals the underground interactions between fungi and oomycetes in twenty Andalusian dehesas, wooded pasturelands ...

The incidence of asthma, autoimmune diseases and obesity has increased in children in recent decades. New research from the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York shows the rates of these conditions ...

How much can six days of eating just oats, milk, and water change your gut microbiome? According to a recent exploratory study published in eGastroenterology, the answer is more complex than expected.

Global analysis shows regional soil microbial communities may be the strongest predictor of childhood allergy rates.

From influencing weight gain to supporting immune function, gut microbes do far more than digest food. They may even explain ...

Different dairy foods appear to influence the gut’s bacteria and wall-attached microbial community in distinct ways.