Although microbial diversity declined with ecosystem age, cross-domain microbial networks became more stable and resilient. Functional analyses further revealed increased genetic potential for ...

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If you've been struggling to stop your food waste bin from smelling, you might want to try this hack. Provided you have ...

The era of "biomanufacturing," in which microbes, not petroleum, produce chemical products, is one step closer. A KAIST research team has analyzed the key challenges limiting the commercialization of ...

Now, scientists have discovered evidence of a whole community of complex organisms – fungi, worms, and even tardigrades – ...

SEATTLE, WA — July 28, 2026 — The Biomimicry Institute recently released the completed case studies from its Nature of ...

‘Your infrastructure may start to fail 10 years earlier than you thought it would.' ...

At Oxman’s NYC studio, engineered E. coli bacteria grows pigments onto knitted fabric, resulting in no two garments that look ...

Mulch glue allows water and air to penetrate the soil, but there are concerns it may limit birds turning over and foraging in ...

This organic waste is not nearly as harmless as you may think.

Researchers have created self-destructing living plastic that uses engineered bacteria to completely break itself down when activated. The material degrades in just six days without creating ...

Researchers tracked more than 1.2 million peptide decay trajectories in buried mice. Low-oxygen environments preserved structurally stable brain proteins, helping explain why some ancient brains ...