Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...

Past studies have found that gut activity can have significant impacts on the brain, and vice versa. Now, new research in ...

People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some of the moons in our solar system – ...

It is possible that extremophile microbes lcould exist on icy moons and planets with conditions similar to subglacial waters ...

Not even an asteroid blast could kill it.

Extremophiles may well be tiny, but they are making a huge contribution to the health of our planet and our lives. A new review of these microorganisms, published in the journal Frontiers in ...

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

A new study shows that a high fat diet may weaken the gut barrier and allow bacteria to travel toward the brain through the vagus nerve.

Eating foods with live microbes (such as prebiotics and probiotics) reduced the prevalence of frailty in older adults by 17.5% in people who ate a moderate amount and 22.1% in those with high intake, ...