A consortium of bacteria can digest plastics more effectively than lone microbes, highlighting an approach that could aid in environmental cleanup.

Your crop’s first line of defense lives on the leaf. PhycoTerra® FX feeds up to 10 million microbes/cm² with microalgae-powered nutrition. Feeding the beneficial native microbes in your phyllosphere ...

Tiny, single-celled phytoplankton called Prochlorococcus marinus shed specific molecular building blocks that feed vast networks of ocean bacteria, shaping how carbon moves through marine ecosystems.

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

Corroding microbes are a costly menace for industries relying on hidden and underground iron structures like sprinklers and oil pipelines. A recent study sheds light on the mechanisms behind microbial ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

A purple photosynthetic bacterium isolated from the ocean could enable a greener form of industrial aquaculture. The bacterium, which requires only air and sunlight to grow, could produce high-quality ...

Biodegradable plastics don’t break down on their own. Researchers found ocean microbes play a key role, and results can vary widely.

Three species of bacteria in combination are capable of breaking down PAE diethyl phthalate, an important component in plastic pollution. Yet none of the three can do the same thing in isolation to ...

Gut microbes that were thought to feed exclusively on dietary fiber also get fed sugar from our guts, from which they produce short-chain fatty acids that are crucial to many body functions. The ...

Pipelines, sprinklers, and other infrastructure in oxygen-free environments are vulnerable to Microbially Induced Corrosion (MIC)—a process where microorganisms degrade iron-based structures, ...