Scientists say that plastic bottles can be used to create vanilla flavouring, which would reduce pollution and help supply the global demand for this spice
Scientists have discovered that a common oceanic microbe has ‘electricity-eating’ capabilities and could help remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Indian researchers say they have isolated two new species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the scat, or fecal matter, of a vine snake, a mildly venomous reptile found throughout South and Southeast Asia, according to a March 14 article in the scientific journal Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.
Dead outer microbes protect inner ones in clumps attached to the International Space Station
Two species of bacteria left telltale manganese metal pebbles in a dirty lab jar left to soak
In the past decade, there has been renewed thinking about missions to the moon, perhaps even to Mars.
The smoldering crater left by the apocalyptic space rock became a nice home for blue-green algae within years of the impact.
Last August, Abdelrhman Mohamed found himself hiking deep into the wilderness of Yellowstone National Park.
Humans and animals aren’t the only ones farming – microbes are doing it, too, according to researchers who discovered that a fungus can farm bacteria.
We know the menagerie of microbes in the gut has powerful effects on our health. Could some of these same bacteria be making a home in our brains?
