Researchers at the University of Tartu have discovered a mechanism in bacteria that helps them adapt to fluoride, which is toxic to most organisms above relatively low threshold concentrations. Their ...

Permafrost in the Arctic stores large quantities of organic carbon. When frozen ground thaws or coastal sections erode, this carbon can enter the sea, where microorganisms can break it down and ...

Health officials explain how Hampton Roads beaches are tested for bacteria, why swim advisories happen, and what swimmers ...

"Pretty much everyone agrees that creating so-called 'mirror-life' is a very, very bad idea." Those are the words of Prof ...

Memory is foundational to our human experience. By tracking and storing our experiences, it helps us navigate the world and is deeply intertwined with consciousness, allowing us to recall the moments ...

The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District's grant-funded initiative helps reduce the amount of pollution ...

NASA scientists made a groundbreaking discovery deep inside Alaskan permafrost. They defrosted 32,000-year-old bacteria ...

By 2050, scientists estimate that antibiotic-resistant infections will be associated with more than eight million deaths around the world every year. These are bacterial infections that resist ...

Unfortunately, screwworms are not the only organism drawn to the odor. A closely related, less dangerous, and more common ...

Lab-designed cells could someday be used in medicine, environmental cleanup, or manufacturing. Imagine spraying biosensing cells on a wall to test for hidden mold or swallowing a pill full of cells ...

Many feared the unusual drainage resembled a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, a rare condition in which the protective fluid ...

Shingles infection might help trigger dementia. And preventing it though vaccination might forestall the latter, too, studies ...