Experts build database of "salutogenic potential" revealing how hidden microbes and natural compounds help keep us healthy.

Microbes are usually cast as villains, yet most of the microscopic life on and around us is quietly keeping us alive. From the bacteria lining your gut to the organisms drifting in city air, these ...

Fresh lava looks like the last place anything could live, yet biologists are now finding microbial communities moving in ...

Researchers have launched a database highlighting microbes that support human health and ecosystem resilience.

A new scientific review has uncovered how complex microbial communities, including those in the human gut and the natural environment, act as powerful engines that drive the evolution and spread of ...

As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are working to understand how warming affects the planet’s carbon cycle.

Burnout is not an individual failure: it’s a systems imbalance, biologically and organizationally, write Tony Martignetti and ...

This illustration shows how elevation and nutrient variations along Shergyla Mountain influence soil microbial communities. While habitat generalists exhibit broad niche adaptation and are shaped by ...

Urban wild bees carry microbial signatures in their guts that reveal stresses of city living, from limited food to pollution ...