People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and ...

Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

Human breast milk contains its own microbial ecosystem, and new research suggests these microbes may help seed an infant’s gut. Most discussions of breast milk highlight nutrients, antibodies, and the ...

The holobiont paradigm finally recognizes that macroorganism development and health, like all other natural ecosystems, are influenced by the diverse microbial communities they host. However, ...

A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ...

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

Microorganisms live in biofilms—the equivalent of microbial "cities"—everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect and house microbial communities and play essential roles in enabling human ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Water, researchers investigated the viral distribution, host interactions, and antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) transfer on microplastics using ...

The gut microbiota is a complex community of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses and its activity and interaction with the ...