Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...

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

Scientists have uncovered the cause of auto-brewery syndrome. Certain gut bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden ally in the fight against climate change and air pollution: the microscopic communities ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

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

France is known for its gastronomy, but what happens after food is eaten may matter just as much to scientists and healthcare ...

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

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

Many of the microbes living in bark can live off various gases. This is a process recently coined as “aerotrophy”, as in “air ...

Spacecraft are assembled in specialized “cleanrooms” that are designed to avoid contamination from dust and microorganisms.