Environmental antimicrobial resistance is turning rivers, soils, and even the air into hidden highways for "superbugs," ...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are increasingly showing up in the environment, our food and drinking water, and throughout our bodies. But we might have a new weapon: scientists have identified a bacterium ...

Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON Europe produced 58.8 million tonnes of plastics in 2022. — © AFP JOSH EDELSON ...

With just an incubator and some broth, researchers can grow reusable filters made of bacteria to clean up polluted water, detect chemicals in the environment and protect surfaces from rust and mold.

Earlier this year, I wrote about the production of prodigiosin based on work by Ricardo Pereira, PhD, and Carla de Carvalho, PhD, both at the University of Lisbon’s Instituto Superior Técnico. Beyond ...