A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that the gut microbiome does more than aid digestion. It may also influence how ...

The human brain is a greedy organ. It gulps energy, demands constant upkeep, and somehow grew far larger (relative to body size) than the brains of any other primate. Scientists have always wondered ...

A man crosses a main road as pedestrians carrying food walk along the footpath in central Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2015. [REUTERS/David Gray/File] A new study has shed light on why our brains ...

Your gut is shaped by more than diet. A study shows your genes decide which microbes live inside your gut and how they affect ...

Researchers have long known that bacteria could potentially be used to deliver therapeutic drugs inside the human body.

This Nature Outlook is editorially independent, produced with financial support from Yakult. About this content. We are not alone in our bodies. Each person is home to trillions of bacteria, viruses ...

No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in genetics and the make-up of the microbes in their mouths. A new study has ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Bacteria are in, around and all over us. They thrive in almost every corner of the planet, from deep-sea hydrothermal vents to high up ...