On the Gulf Coast — where tourism drives the economy and many locals worship fresh seafood — the stakes of the issue are significant.

Living bacteria embedded in coatings could clean wastewater, capture carbon and generate biofuels—but only if they survive ...

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a light-driven detection technique that concentrates thousands ...

A research team from Kiel University has demonstrated which specific cellular mechanisms lead to the targeted weakening of ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered how specific surface patterns on plastics used for medical devices can drastically reduce the ability of bacteria to attach and multiply, ...

There is an increased risk of illness for swimmers, and the advisory will continue until levels drop, the Florida Department ...

Bacteria aren’t just mindless microbes. New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that single bacterial cells can carry a “memory” of their past environments—passing it down through ...

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

Scientists have traced the changing microbial communities inside three artisan British cheeses, revealing how bacteria shape their flavor, texture, and potential benefits for gut health.

Blessed are the tiny cheesemakers: scientists have mapped out the bacteria responsible for giving three British cheeses their ...