Can your gut bacteria control your stress? Microbial diversity and short-chain fatty acids are linked to acute cortisol ...

Beetles, members of the insect order Coleoptera, comprise the most diverse macroscopic organismal group in the terrestrial ecosystem, which embrace over 400,000 described species, and nobody knows how ...

Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes. By Carl Zimmer Hundreds of scientists have joined together to save a group of species from ...

A study offers evidence that a single bacterial species -- the host of the phage -- can maintain a diverse community of competing phage species. Knowing how more than one kind of virus can survive ...

The gut microbiome influences numerous physiological processes. Researchers at the University of Vienna have now demonstrated for the first time ...

Streams with ample connections to shallow groundwater flow-paths have greater microbial diversity and are more effective at preventing toxic forms of metals -- often products of upstream mining -- ...

A recent study conducted by scientists at ESPOL has unveiled the biotechnological potential of microorganisms from Antarctica. In this remote continent, where life thrives under extreme conditions, ...

Plant moms take note. They help your home’s microbiome, the good-for-you bacteria. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best ...

Rows of gray plastic film stretch across a field of soil. Leafy green strawberry plants poke out of holes in the top of the film. Agricultural plastics, such as this mulch film covering strawberry ...