Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

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

Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines do more than digest lunch, but new work goes ...

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

Study co-author Mason Dean, a biologist at City University of Hong Kong, first noted a regular tiled pattern in micro ...

Coral reefs shape the daily rise and fall of nearby microbes, organizing them into rhythms that influence how reef ecosystems ...

You share a lot more than just meals and hobbies with your family and friends: you also give each other gut microbes, meaning your personal flora can serve as a detailed profile of your social life. A ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria ...

The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi ...

New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different “shutdown modes,” not ...