Some recent studies have suggested that there is a link between severe gum disease or periodontitis, and some disorders that ...

In another, perhaps counterintuitive study, mice that had all their gut bacteria wiped out were protected from gaining as ...

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

That includes cleanrooms where spacecrafts are assembled. These places are designed to minimize dust and microorganisms in ...

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

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

Early in 2025, scientists discovered a promising new antibiotic in a soil sample from a lab technician's backyard. The ...

A plastic fishing line might take 600 years to break down in nature or a landfill. A plastic bottle might take 450 years. Dental floss might take decades. But in a Harvard lab, a recently discovered ...

A team of scientists is trying to jumpstart a global conservation movement, on par with efforts to save the rainforests or protect the oceans. But it might be even more ambitious because the target of ...

A nne Madden is a self-proclaimed “microbe wrangler.” Her inner explorer and scientist emerged during her undergraduate years at Wellesley College, during an internship in Costa Rica. Surrounded by ...

Among the trillions of microbes that live in the gut, one obscure bacterium has suddenly become a star of obesity research.