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

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

AMES, Iowa – Smarter use of the microbes that live in and around crops could pay huge dividends for farmers in the near future, according to an Iowa State University microbiologist. Gwyn Beattie, a ...

The community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, is an essential partner in digestion. Those microorganisms help us break down certain foods and absorb nutrients, and the ...

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

A high-fat diet can cause the intestinal lining to weaken, allowing live gut bacteria to travel directly to the brain in mice ...

Caption: A microbial mat above a methane seep in the Eel River Basin, Calif. This methane seep is being cored to obtain sediment from the seep. The sediment used in our experiments was sampled in this ...

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

The recent unearthing of bacteria capable of surviving in nuclear waste is a groundbreaking development with the potential to transform radioactive waste management. The existence of these ...

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.