A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed ...

Fermented foods contain probiotics, which support the gut microbiome. Kombucha is a fermented tea, but there are several other fermented foods that contain more gut health properties.

After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies. Matriyoshka/iStock via Getty Images Plus Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms ...

Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into ...

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

Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest large molecules externally, allowing other community members to share and ...

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

From an animal perspective, elevated microbial pressure drives early microbiome evolution which is foundational to intestinal ...

The Green Revolution of 1950-1970 helped agriculture flourish around the world. Advances in technology enabled farmers to scale up their production, improving the way they watered and fertilized their ...