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Greater soil biodiversity is essential for maintaining important ecosystem functions, such as the processes that drive our plant and crop production.

Animal domestication and industrialisation in human populations have impacted gut microbiota in related ways, likely through similar ecological changes.

A subset of young men carry a genetic variant that dampens innate immunity to COVID-19 and may benefit from genetic testing and interferon treatment.

COVID-19 survivors, particularly those with heart disease or diabetes, may have an increased risk of blood clots or strokes due to prolonged immune response.

New insight on the physical interactions that take place between swarming bacteria when exposed to antibiotics could lead to novel approaches for treating infections in patients.

Study shows that deforestation in Southeast Asia increases malaria infections before leading to later reductions, although these effects can vary by the location of forest loss.

Genetic analysis of the evolutionary origins of pregnancy reveals that a molecule, HAND2, plays a key role in the success of fertilisation and pregnancy.

New findings overturn conventional thinking about the location of a key plant enzyme involved in photosynthesis.

The evolutionary shift to producing blood cells in bone marrow occurred after creatures began moving onto land – later than previously thought.

Life-saving oxygen for premature infants may disrupt the circadian rhythms in their lungs, making them more vulnerable to influenza infections as adults.