Among the diverse community of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that call the human gut home, scientists have identified a ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

A microorganism whose evolutionary roots can be traced to the era of the first multicellular animals may provide a glimpse of how single-celled organisms made a critical evolutionary leap. In ...

Single-celled organism harbors protein sensor that was thought to be restricted to multicellular animals. A microorganism whose evolutionary roots can be traced to the era of the first multicellular ...

Animals moving into the big city could be getting more than they bargained for. Gut microorganisms from humans in cities may be spilling over into urban wildlife, potentially putting the animals’ ...

This microbe can survive doses of radiation that would obliterate any other living thing. Here’s what this means for science ...

Eggs or yogurt, veggies or potato chips? We make decisions about what to eat every day, but those choices may not be fully our own. New University of Pittsburgh research on mice shows for the first ...

Introduction: Nonnative species in the world / David Pimentel -- The impacts of alien plants in Australia / Richard H. Groves -- Environmental and economic costs of invertebrate invasions in Australia ...

Every Earth Day, we take time to pause, think, and reflect on what we’re doing to save and preserve the natural world around us. This year, we have a lot to reflect on. You’ve likely heard, for ...

They have killed nearly 200 exotic animals since 1991. They have quarantined hundreds of others. They have even restricted breeding and refused to import new animals, letting zoo numbers dwindle. But ...