Racial differences in the gut microbiome emerge as early as 3 months of age and last through childhood, researchers report.

Nurturing your gut microbiome can go hand in hand with nurturing your social community, with health benefits all around.

A new approach opens the door to a greater understanding of protein-microbe interactions.

Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.

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.