Researchers have shown how a low carbohydrate diet can worsen the DNA-damaging effects of some gut microbes to cause colorectal cancer. The study compared the effects of three different diets in ...

Gut microbes that were thought to feed exclusively on dietary fiber also get fed sugar from our guts, from which they produce short-chain fatty acids that are crucial to many body functions. The ...

Scientists reveal that cheese-derived bacteria, particularly less abundant strains, can shape gut microbiota and enhance ...

Life on Earth has always depended on nitrogen. As a building block of proteins and DNA, nitrogen is essential to all living ...

For millennia, humans have had an unwritten trade deal with the microbes that inhabit our guts. We feed them fiber, and they ...

Doctors and nutritionists say you should limit these foods and beverages if you want to keep your digestive system happy and ...

Triton was the first submersible to reach the deepest points of all five oceans. Journalist Susan Casey shares her experience ...

Microbial electrochemical systems (MES) are gaining significant attention for their potential to tackle pressing ...

The Lost City, found in 2000 near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, is a deep-sea ecosystem with towering limestone formations ...

" Growing Impact" is a podcast by the Institute of Energy and the Environment. It features Penn State researchers who have ...

Researchers are conducting studies to help understand how diabetes drugs affect glucose excretion, the gut microbiome, and their metabolic products.

During a debate about decarbonising Bristol City Council ’s buildings, Cllr Abi Finch (Green, St George Central) said: “My ...