Increased warming in high-latitude wetlands seems poised to increase the activity of methanogens, or methane-producing ...

Host neurocognitive function is influenced by the gut microbiome, but existing studies have primarily focused on changes in ...

In a groundbreaking study using Merino sheep, researchers uncovered that tiny genetic variations within gut microbes can ...

The researchers used Merino sheep as an animal model, systematically collecting samples of their hindgut and ruminal ...

With growing concerns over fossil fuel depletion and the environmental impacts of petrochemical production, scientists are ...

Current conditions in Japanese hot springs give clues as to how some of these ancient microorganisms survived and adapted.

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great ...

Discover a study showing how microplastics alter the gut microbiome, with changes linked to digestion, depression, and ...

Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, ...

NASA's Perseverance rover may have uncovered hints of ancient Martian life, but China's Tianwen 3 mission could be the first ...

Exposure to microplastics may increase the acidity of gut microbes and lead to patterns similar to those linked to health ...

Dwarf planet Ceres is depicted in these enhanced-color renderings, which utilize images from NASA’s Dawn mission. New thermal and chemical models that rely on the mission’s data indicate Ceres may ...