Microbial ecosystems—for example, in seawater, the soil or in the human gut—are astonishingly diverse, but researchers often ...

A new study shows that an eight-week wild-food-only diet in a modern adult leads to dramatic, partially lasting changes in ...

Weighty supplies like food, water, and fuel add to the cost and ... One potential solution is to take microbes called yeasts onboard, which can be engineered to produce such supplies through ...

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes that not only aid in digestion, but also play a key role in shaping our immune ...

Warming temperatures can ramp up the activity of methane-producing bacteria in wetland soils, adding to methane emissions.

“A dirty sponge can actually contain more bacteria than a toilet seat,” said Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert and professor at Northeastern University. “Each use spreads germs instead of ...

This year's $500,000 World Food Prize, for advances in agriculture and nutrition, goes to Mariangela Hungria, who boosted ...

Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria's work using beneficial bacteria to boost crop yields wins her the $500,000 World Food Prize.

Bestowed by the World Food Prize Foundation since 1987 ... She spent that whole night reading about bacteria and fungi. The next morning, she announced to her family that she, too, would become ...