The human brain is a greedy organ. It gulps energy, demands constant upkeep, and somehow grew far larger (relative to body size) than the brains of any other primate. Scientists have always wondered ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways associated with differences in brain size and cognitive function A new study sug ...

We each carry thousands of different species of microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tracts, and that gut microbiome has a powerful influence on various aspects of our health. Scientists have been ...

The human gut is home to trillions of beneficial microbes that play a crucial role in health. Disruptions in this delicate ...

(THE CONVERSATION) — When the first humans moved out of Africa, they carried their gut microbes with them. Turns out, these microbes also evolved along with them. There is pronounced variation in the ...

There are trillions of microbes in the human gut, and many of them perform essential functions that keep us healthy. Researchers have started to decipher some of the connections between gut microbes ...

The human gut microbiome is composed of thousands of different bacteria and archaea that vary widely between populations and individuals. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biology in ...

Your body is home to 10 times as many microbes as its own cells. But they can be quite picky about where they will settle – and what other bacteria they’ll share fences with. That’s the conclusion of ...