Scientists have long known that our skin is home to vast communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses. But knowing which ...

Can the microbes in your gut influence the foods you crave?

Excessive use of antibiotics in medicine, it seems, is not the only factor driving resistant bugs. The new research also ...

Previously unseen bacteria have been discovered inside beached pygmy sperm whales, baffling scientists due to their potential ...

A new study shows that social closeness allows people to exchange gut bacteria, making their internal health more similar.

A quiet but powerful process begins the moment food touches your mouth. Long before your immune system reacts, bacteria in ...

Living with friends may quietly be altering your gut bacteria, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.

At first sight, stromatolites may seem unremarkable. The stromatolite formations found in Shark Bay, Western Australia, do ...

You may be familiar with the idea that your gut and skin are home to a collection of microbes – fungi, bacteria and viruses – that are vital for keeping you healthy. But did you know that your eyes ...

A bacterium from frog gut microbiota eliminated tumors in mice by selectively colonizing tumors and triggering both direct ...

Researchers are exploring an unconventional cancer treatment that uses engineered bacteria to target the unique, oxygen-free ...