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

By Sean Mowbray Invisible in their trillions, microbes dwell in our bodies, grow in soils, live on trees and are integral to ...

A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ...

Scientists are increasingly convinced that the microbes coating our teeth and tongue are doing far more than causing cavities ...

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to study plant microbiomes—communities of microbes living in and around ...

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

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways associated with differences in brain size and cognitive function A new study sug ...

The human gut is home to trillions of beneficial microbes that play a crucial role in health. Disruptions in this delicate ...

The microbes living in sourdough starters don’t just appear by chance—they’re shaped by what bakers feed them. New research ...

Learn more about the hunt for bacteria on Mars and how astronauts will need to make sure they aren't bringing any dormant ...