Animals moving into the big city could be getting more than they bargained for. Gut microorganisms from humans in cities may be spilling over into urban wildlife, potentially putting the animals’ ...

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The world is full of a diverse array of animals, including tiny creatures that are barely bigger than one cell, and it seems that even those minuscule organisms host bacterial communities. A lot of ...

Communities of microorganisms at the bottom of polar lakes evolved independently from other regions, influenced by the particular geological, biological, and climate history of their regions. The ...