Vaginal seeding, a process where C-section babies are swabbed with the mother's vaginal fluid after birth, restores beneficial bacteria.

The gut microbiomes of female southern white rhinos who reproduce successfully in captivity differ from those who are not, a study finds.

Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of wild seabirds. Humans should be wary, too, researchers say.

An appreciation for the moths that chomp holes in your clothes. They eat the inedible, occupy the uninhabitable and overcome every evolutionary obstacle in their way.

Triple-negative breast cancer patients who take antibiotics within three years of diagnosis have a higher death risk, researchers report.

One of the most abundant beneficial species found in the human gut showed an increase in colonization potential during carbon limitation.

One of the most abundant beneficial species found in the human gut showed an increase in colonization potential during carbon limitation.

Researchers zero in on molecular component in caffeinated foods such as coffee, tea and chocolate.

The gut microbiome plays a big role in mediating how the immune system responds to perceived threats, which include the body’s own nerves.