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

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 – ...

Scientists discover immune genes influence which gut bacteria live in animals by studying a tiny island bird population.

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

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.