Mariangela Hungria won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — If your gut bacteria is getting you down–you may take note of how Michigan State University scientists have been studying bacteria using the glowing Hawaiian bobtail squid.

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help ...

A. baumannii bacteria is a nasty antibiotic-resistant bug that thrives in hospitals, where it takes advantage of weakened immune systems. Researchers have now found the bacteria's secret weapon and ...

Chia-Yu Chen receives funding from the National Research Foundation and the Carnegie Postdoctoral Grant. Shüné Oliver receives funding from the National Research Foundation, South Africab Medical ...

Photosynthesis efficiently captures and converts sunlight into something usable — so why not steal a trick from nature for our own solar-powered lasers? When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage invaders -- by seizing genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and using it to 'vaccinate' ...

In a landfill, a plastic bottle can take more than a thousand years to break down. But a new process can transform polyethylene plastic in days, using bacteria to eat the waste and then turn it into a ...

Bacteria have been around for billions of years. Could they have come up with complex behaviors that we just don’t understand yet? Could they have their own language? Their own culture? Their own ...

Comamonadacae is a family of bacteria often found growing on plastics in water. A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme ...

People on social media are finding black spots in their water bottles. Doctors say this may be mold or bacteria—but it’s unlikely to make you sick. Here’s exactly how to clean your Stanley cup.