Scientists have pinpointed a group of bacteria that consistently appear in high numbers in healthy people, suggesting that ...

Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming in open water, but navigating more confined spaces poses different ...

Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have lost much of their DNA over hundreds of millions of years, much like the ancient microbes that evolved into mitochondria ...

There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth—the vast majority of which are bacteria. Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not have bones and are not like big animals that ...

Microbes move across the planet, linking ecosystems and spreading genes that shape antibiotic resistance, health, and biodiversity.

Researchers link higher levels of CAG-170 gut bacteria to better health across 39 countries and multiple chronic diseases.

There seem to be reciprocal links between certain groups of gut bacteria and the risk of insomnia, suggests a Mendelian randomization study, published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

Probiotics have been getting a lot of attention recently. These bacteria, which you can consume from fermented foods, yogurt, or even pills, are linked to a number of health and wellness benefits, ...

In the classic “run-and-tumble” movement pattern, bacteria swim forward (“run”) in one direction and then stop to rotate and reorient themselves in a new direction (“tumble”). During experiments where ...