The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and ...

In the brutal world of deep caves, bacteria live in a miniature world of terror. The weapons they have evolved can defeat antibiotics – but now they are inspiring powerful new drugs.

The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli's protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are responsible ...

The gut-muscle axis is a bidirectional communication network between the gastrointestinal tract and skeletal muscle.

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.

Researchers at Emory University have found that live gut bacteria can travel to the brain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a ...

Long COVID continues to affect millions of people worldwide, and scientists are still trying to understand why some patients ...

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

You might also share various microscopic organisms residing on and in you. This community of microorganisms, which consists ...

Some bacteria do not defeat antibiotics by evolving resistance right away—they outlast treatment by slipping into ...

A recent ocean water warning comes amid a wave of warm weather along the coast.