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Termites are about to experience a significant global expansion in their prime habitat, thanks to climate change. Here’s what that means for deadwood.

According to new research, the bacteria in our stomach are fed by a carbohydrate that is frequently found bound to plant proteins.

People wouldn’t last long without the countless other species we depend on for survival.

A substance produced by gut microbes may cause scarring and blood vessel damage in scleroderma patients, according to a recent study

A substance produced by gut microbes may cause scarring and blood vessel damage in scleroderma patients, according to a recent study

Listeria causes serious illness and food recalls nearly every year.

Seemingly far-fetched ideas may be what's needed to supply the world's population with sustainably produced food -- such as an innovative concept from Finland: a company which makes protein out of CO2.

From nourishing our foods to storing massive amounts of carbon, soil is teeming with diverse microbial life that could slow global warming. Climate change scientist Jane Zelikova calls for agricultural practices that protect Earth's soil by growing climate-adapted crops that don't mess with the microbes. "Soils are the literal foundation of life on this planet -- the reason that we eat and the climate solution just waiting to be unlocked," she says.

The types of microbes residing in your gut can affect your mental and physical health. Home microbiome tests promise to help consumers improve the composition of their gut microbes.

Reported in ACS Central Science journal, the drug compound called fabimycin, inhibited drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in lab experiments, as well as in mice with pneumonia and urinary tract infections.