Microbes play a crucial role in maintaining the levels of many nutrients in our environment, but warming could disrupt their function in certain cycles.

Scientists have engineered a common probiotic bacterium to act like a microscopic drug factory that hunts down tumors and delivers cancer-killing compounds directly where they’re needed. Credit: ...

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

At Empa, an interdisciplinary research institute for materials science and technology within the ETH Domain, researchers are ...

Not even an asteroid blast could kill it.

From lipstick that lasts to water bottles that stay cool, students tested products and theories during a science fair at ...

Antibiotic resistance is widely linked to antibiotic misuse, yet growing evidence suggests that everyday environmental ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are working on engineering bacteria to convert chemicals derived from waste plastic bottles into L-DOPA, a key drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease. The ...

In some parts of the deep ocean, it can look like it's snowing. This "marine snow" is the dust and detritus that organisms slough off as they die and decompose. Marine snow can fall several kilometers ...

Periodontitis-related bone loss is often considered a localized condition, leaving systemic consequences unclear. A new study shows that salivary microbiota from periodontitis patients can accelerate ...

The gut rarely gets the attention the heart or brain receives. Yet it quietly controls digestion, immunity, metabolism, and even mood. Scientists now believe the gut may age faster than the rest of ...

Lynette Abbott continues her discussion on soil health by examining the effects of fertilisers on soil organisms ...