Paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, is widely used to treat pain and fever. It is produced from molecules derived from ...

Nearly half of us are natural methane producers. That's because some people’s gut microbiomes include methanogens, microbes that produce methane as a byproduct of digestion. While this doesn’t mean we ...

Ancestral ally? Methanogens may have a mutually beneficial relationship with the microbes that make short-chain fatty acids, the researchers say. They would need to do more research to be sure. If ...

Critic’s Notebook Pop Culture Takes Up Smoking Again From movies and TV shows to music, the habit is no longer taboo. It’s even being celebrated for the way it makes characters look cool or ...

Before joining SFGATE, she wrote lifestyle news for the Independent, often exploring the intersection of health, technology, pop culture, travel and style. She’s also written entertainment news ...

In the long term, it would be more attractive to transfer the complete pathway permanently into a microbe, such as yeast, the culturing of which would be easier to control, maintain and scale up ...

‘We've lost the culture war on climate’ The U.S. government has long recognized greenhouse gases as a threat, but major rules to address them have failed to stick.

Singaporeans aged 18 and above will be able to use their $100 worth of credits under the SG Culture Pass to participate in events such as the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre's Happy Sing-Along.

Directors Liz Garbus and Matthew Galkin discuss their new Prime Video docuseries, One Night in Idaho, and how they made an inside look at the case that captured the nation’s attention ...

The team is interested in seeing how methanogens in the microbiome impact a diet that is intentionally aimed at helping participants lose weight. "You can see how important it is that the ...