Microbial communities are integral to ecosystem functioning, playing pivotal roles in nutrient cycling, biogeochemical transformations and energy flow. The composition and diversity of these ...

Though a founding concept of ecology suggests that the physical environment determines where organisms can survive, modern scientists have suspected there is more to the story of how microbial ...

The field of Environmental Science has recently turned its focus towards the pervasive issue of plastic pollution, ...

In a recent perspectives article published in the journal Nature Metabolism, researchers unravel cutting-edge advances in human gut microbial community metabolism, highlighting current challenges ...

Miscarriage affects up to 20% of recognised pregnancies and carries significant physical and emotional burdens for women and ...

Nutrition intake fundamentally shapes the composition and function of the gut microbiota, and dysregulation of this microbial ecosystem is a primary driver ...

Antibiotics that escape into the environment are widely recognized as a growing threat to ecosystems, wastewater treatment performance, and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. A new study shows ...