The butyrate produced by your gut bugs is good for your health
Read now →Gut bacteria make butyrate when they break down resistant starches. But the science of how you can boost it is proving to be personal
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Geologist uses ocean floor to solve the mystery of the Tibetan plateau
Read now →The details of how the "Roof of the World" formed have long been a geologic riddle
Correctly identifying life on Mars will be more difficult than previously thought
Read now →New research highlights how mineral components of rock can look a lot like fossils
Bacteria mix their genomes with partners so much they turn themselves into hybrids
Read now →Bacteria share genes — including those for antibiotic resistance — like trading cards
Marine archaea make oxygen in the dark using nitrite
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The lab-leak hypothesis for COVID-19 is becoming a conspiracy theory
Read now →To explain where SARS-CoV-2 came from, look at processes with scientific explanations and precedents
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