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

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

Human breast milk contains its own microbial ecosystem, and new research suggests these microbes may help seed an infant’s gut. Most discussions of breast milk highlight nutrients, antibodies, and the ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station often suffer from various immune system dysfunctions, including allergies and skin rashes, even though they go through rigorous screening and are probably ...

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

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

Antibiotics that escape into the environment are widely recognized as a growing threat to ecosystems, wastewater treatment performance, and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. A new study shows ...