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Microbes and Me

Illustration of a petri dish with bacteria wearing sleep masks and lying on pillows (Credit: Serenity Strull/BBC/Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

How microbes control your sleep

By David Cox

A young woman with a towel wrapped around her head applies some cream to her acne on her face while holding up a mirror with her other hand (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

Do skin probiotics actually work?

By Jasmin Fox-Skelly
A close up of skin on a human hand (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

Why the microbes that live on your skin matter

By Jasmin Fox-Skelly
An inflatable poo on a lack in front of paddleboarders (Credit: Getty Images)
Quick Questions

The 100 trillion reasons your number twos float

By Richard Gray
A scanning electron microscope image of a colorectal cancer cell (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

The bacteria living inside tumours

By Roberta Angheleanu
We can alter composition of the microbes in our stomach through the food we eat (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

The bacteria controlling your brain

By Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren
The exact mechanisms for how exercise affects the microorganisms living in our guts is still to be fully understood (Credit: Maridav/Alamy)
Science of Fitness

Why your gut bacteria like a workout

By Roberta Angheleanu
Vegetables and pickle jar (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

Eating your way to a healthy gut

Vegan burger (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

Veganism: the key to good gut health?

By Jessica Brown
Woman in reflective mood (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

How your diet could fight depression

By David Robson
Woman on bathroom scales (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

The link between gut health and weight

By Jessica Brown
Fruit and vegetables (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

The myths about detoxing

By Claudia Hammond
The gut biome changes throughout our life, meaning it can be affected by the changing quality of our environment (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

The hidden way dirty air affects us

By Jessica Brown
Artists impression of gut flora (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

What we know about gut health

By Jessica Brown
It's widely believed that antibiotics wipe out your gut bacteria – along with the harmful bacteria that might be causing your infection (Credit: Getty Images)
Microbes and Me

When taking probiotics could backfire

By Martha Henriques