Plastic pollution is a global problem. It damages ecosystems, endangers animals, and in the form of nanoplastic particles, ...

Until a decade ago, scientists categorized microorganisms almost exclusively by their physical characteristics: how they looked, what they ate, and the by-products they produced. With the advent of ...

Yuchen Geng and Arpita Bose consider the invisible foundation of life, explaining why microbes must be included in ...

Could a unique bacterium be nature's microscopic power plant? Scientists who work with a species of bacteria that essentially 'breathe' rocks think it's possible. Scientist Moh El-Naggar and his team ...