When we think of drought, we tend to think of consequences we can see—wildfires, hose bans, taps that run dry and crops that ...

In the brutal world of deep caves, bacteria live in a miniature world of terror. The weapons they have evolved can defeat ...

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.

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Cornell scientists have engineered E. coli to act as a sensitive biosensor for monitoring environmental arsenic, a toxic ...

You might also share various microscopic organisms residing on and in you. This community of microorganisms, which consists of mainly bacteria, viruses and fungi, is known collectively as the human ...

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements. In experiments with mice lacking serotonin, the microbes boosted serotonin ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

As Southern California faces a massive heat wave, some L.A. County beaches have been hit with warnings about unsafe bacteria ...

A bathroom sink goes through a lot of wear and tear, as it is used many times throughout the day. Naturally, it can be disconcerting to find black slime in a bathroom sink. So, what is this black ...