Gut microbiome composition may be shaped not only by an individual’s own genes but also by the genes of their friends ...

Microwaves have become indispensable tools in modern kitchens, praised for their ability to quickly heat food and eliminate harmful bacteria through the application of high temperatures and radiation.

Gut problems like irritable bowel syndrome are often worse in women. A mouse study reveals a pain pathway involving estrogen, ...

From influencing weight gain to supporting immune function, gut microbes do far more than digest food. They may even explain ...

A new study from Hong Kong reports that some of the microbes found in a range of urban environments are evolving to resist the cleaners we typically use to eliminate them. Just like humans, every city ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical ...

When 115,000 tonnes of food waste hit Surrey's processing facility each year, an invisible army goes to work—billions of microbes convert everything from banana peels to leftover pizza into renewable ...

Robyn Barbato, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, drills into subsurface permafrost at the Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility in Fox, Alaska.