The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the ...

Metagenomics uncovers the full cast of microbes living in environments from soil to the human gut. New methods help ...

Occam’s razor is the principle that, all else being equal, simpler explanations should be preferred over more complex ones. This principle is thought to guide human decision-making, but the nature of ...