Consider your gut as a hidden garden with trillions of minuscule residents. Each person’s garden grows differently, shaped by food, lifestyle, and chance. But here’s the kicker: Who you live with ...

Grab your lab coat, or at least pretend you have one, and prepare to zoom way, way in because we’re about to explore a world ...

The human gut is alive with activity. Millions of microorganisms compete, cooperate, and coexist in ways that can profoundly ...

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Scientists have found a new way to detect subtle chemical signatures in seawater, revealing previously invisible details ...

Gut bacteria create smells that influence behavior, shaping aggression and social hierarchy through the brain.

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Mesmerized, I paused in the warm, South Carolina sunshine to watch a kettle of turkey vultures circle lazily, their wings ...

Back away from the broom. New research suggests that bringing more grime into your home might actually help your kids’ asthma ...

A team of scientists has discovered how microbes inside a decaying ichthyosaur helped transform its remains into a ...

Using metabolomics as her compass, the scientist is turning food products like civet coffee, cocoa and tempeh into ...