People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and ...

Microorganisms live in biofilms—the equivalent of microbial "cities"—everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect ...

Learn how studying microbial communities during long-duration spaceflight could also reveal new ways to support human health ...

They race, they leap, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for whom physical prowess is more than sport — it’s a matter ...

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

In recent decades, chronic diseases have risen sharply worldwide, including gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic diseases ...

New method reveals chemical signs of early microbial life in ancient Earth rocks, showing photosynthesis evolved much earlier ...

A new study reveals that age-related changes in the gut microbiota directly impair intestinal stem cell (ISC) function and that restoring a youthful microbial environment can reverse this decline.

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

Distinct dietary patterns in Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis affect gut microbiota and inflammation, supporting the development of microbiome-informed dietary interventions.