Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants.

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

A team of scientists have elucidated an ancient mechanism of cellular respiration. To that end, they studied bacteria that feed on the gases carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and turn them into acetic acid ...

A diet rich in a variety of whole plant foods provides you with essential carbohydrates and compounds for a healthy gut ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...

Ancient microbes illustrate a particular kind of respiration in which carbon dioxide and hydrogen are combined to form acetic ...

"The gut microbes we are using now are a mix from healthy donors' fecal samples to ensure a variety of bacteria, but they can ...

A new study suggests that fermented foods — such as yogurt, kimchi, and miso — may help reduce anxiety and depression by ...

If venusian clouds contain life, it will be very different than what we know. But terrestrial analogs might still give us ...

Researchers uncover how probiotics and diet shape the gut microbiome to boost vaccine efficacy, offering new avenues for ...

Sweating is a natural and essential process that helps regulate body temperature. But what happens when sweat lingers on your ...

People with anxiety can experience decreased microbial diversity and fewer short-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, recent ...