Streptococcus pneumoniae is a main cause of bacterial pneumonia worldwide. It can also cause ear and sinus infections and, in ...

MIT researchers have identified how communities of ocean bacteria cooperate to decompose biodegradable plastics, a finding ...

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 ...

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

In its purest form (with no extra debris), liquid water can exist as a liquid until -40°C if left still (unmoving). In order ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that can act as electric wiring, according to a new study. The bacteria, named Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, could usher in a "new era of bioelectronic ...

Scientists simulated an asteroid impact, and Deinococcus radiodurans’ cell membranes made it through. This suggests that life ...

Study finds gut microbiota composition may be linked to future cardiometabolic disease and cardiovascular events in a large multi-ethnic cohort.

Memory loss is often viewed as a brain problem, but the digestive system plays a major role. Research published in Nature shows that age-related bacterial changes disrupt nerve communication, and ...